I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 126 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
As always, I want to start by recognizing that we are gathered on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people and to express gratitude that we're able to do the important work of this committee on lands that they've stewarded since time immemorial.
Pursuant to order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, September 16, the committee is commencing its study of the priorities of the ministers of Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada for the return of Parliament and their mandate.
I would like to welcome our witnesses today: the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; and the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs. They're going to be supported today by, from the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Valerie Gideon, deputy minister, and Georgina Lloyd, assistant deputy minister of northern affairs; and from the Department of Indigenous Services, Gina Wilson, deputy minister.
Ministers, welcome. You will have five minutes each for your opening statements, after which we will proceed with rounds of questions.
We'll start with the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.
The floor is yours.