Colleagues, welcome back for our second panel.
Joining us today online we have Grand Chief Catherine Merrick, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Welcome, Chief Merrick.
In the room, we have Mr. Jason Batise, executive director of the Wabun Tribal Council.
We'll get right into the opening statements. You'll have five minutes. I'll give you a 30-second warning with the yellow card and a “time's up” with the red card. Please don't stop mid-sentence, but finish your thought. We have lots of questions and discussion to get through and it's a bit of a rigid process. Please bear with us as we get through it.
I always like to start with our online witnesses, while we have them properly connected.
Grand Chief Merrick, when you're ready, the floor is yours for your five-minute opening statement.