Good afternoon, everyone.
Welcome to the eighth meeting of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
We are gathered here today on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe nation.
Today, we are starting our second study on the effects of the housing shortage on indigenous peoples across Canada.
To begin the discussion, we are pleased to welcome the Hon. Marc Miller and his officials, and the Hon. Patty Hajdu and her officials. We also welcome Patricia Roset‑Zuppa, vice-president, policy development at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
After the first hour, we will be very pleased to welcome another group of witnesses.
We will be receiving national and regional indigenous organizations in the second hour. We will have Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse, Assembly of First Nations; Natan Obed, president, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami; and Chief Lance Haymond, Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador.
Those of you taking part in the session in person are familiar with the health measures, so I will not repeat them.
You also know the procedures that we follow in these committee meetings.
In order to maximize our time, without further ado, I invite Minister Hajdu to take the floor.
Minister, you have five minutes.