Yes.
Thank you for the question.
If you don't mind, Mr. Chair, I will respond in English. My French isn't quite as good.
We have the absolute privilege and pleasure to have the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council, previously known as the Aboriginal Firefighters Association of Canada, on the national advisory council of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. In our bylaws, we have individual fire chiefs as members.
Chief McKearney is the elected president. We usually have about a thousand individual fire chiefs, but because we have so many small rural communities, we don't have every individual fire chief. The way that the fire chiefs have addressed this in their bylaws is to form a national advisory council, which meets every month for two hours. There's a representative from every province and territory, as well as from all of the national affiliate organizations, such as DND, the Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association and the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council.
For example, when we prepare to take part in a study like this—and we appreciate the invitation—we would have the opportunity to sit down with our national advisory council members from the north and the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council.