I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 137, part two, of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. As always, we want to start by acknowledging that we are gathering on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people and by expressing gratitude that we're able to do the important work of this committee on lands they have stewarded since time immemorial.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, and the order of reference of Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the committee is resuming its study of the barriers to indigenous economic development.
However, before we get to that, I want to hand the floor over to Monsieur Lemire.
I will turn it over to you for a short statement.