Thank you, Mr. Zimmer.
Thank you to all of our witnesses for joining us today and for your testimony so far. You've already given us a lot to think about.
For my question, I want to go first to Ms. Stanovich.
Obviously, as you said quite clearly in your opening remarks, you believe the Native Women's Association should have a seat at the table. That's something we've heard from other witnesses. From my time serving on the committee, I know that the Native Women's Association has been overlooked in past legislation as well. I'm thinking of the government's UNDRIP legislation in the last Parliament as well, on which the Native Women's Association was also not consulted.
I'm wondering if you could expand on why you view it as being important that there be a dedicated seat on the council for a women's advocate, in terms of matriarchal importance in first nation culture, which I think you were getting into before you ran out of time.