I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to the 68th meeting of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
Today's meeting is being held in hybrid form, pursuant to the House order adopted on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Committee members can participate in person or via the Zoom application. The proceedings will be published on the House of Commons website. For your information, the webcast will always show the person speaking, rather than the entire committee.
For those participating virtually, I would like to outline a few rules to follow.
You may speak in the official language of your choice. Interpretation services are available for this meeting in French, English and Inuktitut. You have the choice, at the bottom of your screen, of floor, English or French. Please select your language now. If interpretation is lost, please inform me immediately and we will ensure that interpretation is properly restored before resuming the proceedings.
For members participating in person, proceed as you usually would when the whole committee is meeting in person in a committee room.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you are on the video conference, please click on the microphone icon to unmute yourself. For those in the room, your mike will be controlled as usual by the proceedings and verification officer.
I'd like to remind you that you must address the chair.
When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly. When you are not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
With regard to a speaking list, the committee clerk and I will do the best we can to maintain a consolidated order of speaking for all members, whether they are participating virtually or in person.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on November 21, 2022, the committee is resuming its study of land restitution for first nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
Today, on our first panel, we welcome Sean Willy, president and CEO of Des Nedhe Group; Harold Calla, executive chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board; and Sakom Allan Polchies of St. Mary’s First Nation.
Thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. You will each have five minutes for your introductory comments, and we'll begin with Mr. Willy.