I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 120 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
As always, I want to acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Algonquin Anishinabe peoples and express gratitude that we're able to do the important work of this committee on lands they've stewarded since time immemorial.
We do have a witness who will join us shortly. They are having some technical issues, but I wanted to make sure we got started so we don't waste any more time.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the committee is resuming consideration of Bill C-61, an act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on first nation lands.
I want to welcome our witnesses who are both here today in person and joining us by video conference.
Welcome, Dr. Joss Reimer, president, Canadian Medical Association.
From the Water Movement, we have Candace Cook, Deon Hassler, Bita Malekian and Desmond Mitchell, all joining by video conference.
Very shortly, we will have Mr. James Hotchkies from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.
We'll start off with five minutes for introductory remarks for each of the witnesses.
We'll start with Dr. Reimer. The floor is yours for five minutes, please.