Thank you very much, Mr. Drouin, for being here today.
When I was first elected as a member of Parliament, I tried to find a short term that reflected my family's indigenous origins and the fact that, personally, I have no indigenous ancestry. I'm not an indigenous person, and I've never claimed indigenous status. It wasn't easy to come up with a term like that. At the time, I created the term “non‑status adopted Cree”. However, it could have been clearer, and I apologized for that.
I'll say it again, because I want to make it very clear: I'm not an indigenous person and I'm not claiming indigenous status. However, I am part of a family that has just been granted citizenship in the Métis Nation of Alberta.