I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 69 of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of Thursday, June 23, 2022. Members are participating in person, in the room, and remotely using the Zoom application.
The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. Just so that you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entire committee.
I would also like to acknowledge that we are operating our meeting today on the unceded, unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinabe territory.
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 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.
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 normal by the proceedings and verification officer.
Please address all comments through 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.
Thank you so much for joining us this afternoon.
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 Mr. Clarence “Manny” Jules, chief commissioner, First Nations Tax Commission. Thanks for visiting us again.
We also welcome Mr. Shannon Cumming, legal counsel, Northwest Territory Métis Nation. He is online.
You will each have five minutes for introductory comments. We'll begin with Mr. Jules.
You have five minutes.