Thank you, Chair, and thank you again to the witnesses.
I'll go a little faster this time, because I only have five minutes and I have so much to talk about.
Congratulations, President Sandmaier, on your recent election. To former president Poitras, it was great working with you.
Maybe I'll start with you, if I could. What an exciting time to be president.
I want to bring your attention to some of the correspondence we received from the Métis in Fort McKay and also the Métis settlements of Alberta on their concerns about elevating the MNA over their groups when they have elected bodies to look after their people.
Maybe you could briefly explain or address some of the concerns. They wouldn't necessarily belong to the MNA, but they have fears that it would then be governing them or having responsibility over child welfare, etc.