Thank you, Mr. Chair.
President Obed, President Caron, and Chief Archibald, thank you for your testimony, to which I listened with interest and attention.
Many of the topics that I would have liked to discuss with you have already been addressed. So you can see that this is of interest to the committee, namely the issue of the representativeness of the board of directors and the independence of its members. In my view, the issue of the representativeness of the national council for reconciliation is a key determinant of its credibility and legitimacy, in the eyes of first nations and indigenous peoples.
I was wondering about something that has been less discussed: two-thirds of the board members would be indigenous and one-third would be non-indigenous. What does that mean to you? Mr. Obed, I heard you say that there should be allies on the board as well. I would like to know what your respective positions are on the fact that one-third of the members of the board of directors would be non-indigenous. Also, I am curious as to who you think should appoint these people.
Feel free to adjust your answers according to your respective interests, but I would like to hear the opinion of each of you on this. Ms. Archibald, I know you're going to have to leave us at some point, so I would invite you to answer first. You can answer afterwards, Mr. Obed and Ms. Caron.