I'd like to call this meeting to order.
Welcome to the fourth meeting of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
We're meeting to continue our study on barriers to indigenous economic development. After today's two panels, we will also consider our work plan, which was distributed yesterday.
On the first panel, we have Mr. Steven Morse from the Métis National Council. Hopefully, Regional Chief Terry Teegee, from the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, will join us.
On the second panel, we will have Tabatha Bull of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, and Shannin Metatawabin, of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association.
There is no need for me to tell you about the health measures, because we all know about them. We all also know about the protocol and procedures we follow in our meetings.
I'm not going to go over any of that.
Each organization is invited to speak for five minutes, and that will be followed by a period of questions. In the first round of questions, we'll allow members six minutes each.
You're familiar with the timing with respect to a second round or any subsequent rounds. If time expires during the round of questioning, we will complete the order.
If Mr. Morse is now ready, I would invite Mr. Steven Morse of the Métis National Council to speak to us.
You have five minutes, Mr. Morse, after which we'll have questions.
Thank you.