Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank all our witnesses as well for your excellent testimony. I have a few quick questions that I'll try to get in, in my time here today.
As many of you are probably aware, we just finished a study on barriers to indigenous businesses in indigenous communities.
Chief Haymond, in your opening remarks, you specifically talked about connections and links, and we've heard a number of discussions today around economic activity. I would suggest there is a direct link from some of these business successes to the actual housing and infrastructure gap. We heard lots about access to capital. We heard about utilizing own-source revenues in a concept called monetization to make an upfront investment in not only housing but other infrastructure.
Chief Haymond, if I could start with you, would you comment on the fact that an indigenous-led solution to not only the housing crisis but also the infrastructure gap would be key to your community's pathway to economic prosperity? Maybe you could provide some ideas as to what that might look like in your experience.