Thank you, Chair.
I want to thank all three of our witnesses today for their contribution to our study and the impacts it will have on the report that we provide when this study is complete.
I'm actually going to throw this question out to all three of you. I had a different strategy until I listened to all three of you, but I'm going to change my ways here. I'm going to give each of you an opportunity.
I want to reiterate that our study is about improving outcomes, including graduation rates. The bigger picture is education outcomes. It's not just focused on a little piece of it. In my mind, that starts all the way at pre-K through the post-secondary stuff. One thing we keep hearing about is that attendance is directly correlated to the outcomes, starting with kids.
You all have your own experience. I know the national chief is focused on urban indigenous folks. That's their focus. The ladies at the desk here are focused on other groups of people from where they represent and where they come from.
I want to ask you, in the context of attendance and that direct correlation, in your experience, in your situation and where you have an impact, how can we encourage improved attendance all the way from pre-K through post-secondary to improve overall outcomes in education?
I'll go in the order you presented. Ms. Davis, you get to go first, then Ms. Cornelsen and then National Chief St. Pierre.