I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to the 80th meeting of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Pursuant to the Standing Orders, today’s meeting is in a hybrid format.
I'd like to welcome everybody to our meeting.
Now that we are in session, screenshots, photos and recordings are not allowed.
For those participating virtually, our clerk went through everything, hopefully. You have the choice of floor, English or French on your controls. Please select your language of choice. We potentially will be having questions in Inuktitut. You may want to make sure that you're ready for that if Ms. Idlout joins us today.
We're going to get started pretty quickly. One of our witnesses has to leave just after 4:30. We might be able to squeeze in a few more minutes for him, but I'd like to get into opening statements and then into at least the first round of six-minute questions before we move to the second panel.
With that, I'd like to welcome, on our first panel, Hayden Stenlund, student; Jordyn Playne, president, youth council, Métis Nation of Ontario; and Melanie Omeniho, president, Women of the Métis Nation.
Hayden, if you're ready, we'll start with you for your five-minute opening statement.
I do have a system. If the camera is on me, I give a yellow card, which means 30 seconds left, or a red card, for the end of your time. Don't stop in mid-sentence, but wind up your thoughts.
Whenever you're ready, Hayden, we'll turn it over to you for your opening statement of up to five minutes.