Thank you for being here, Cassidy.
There's been a lot of discussion at this committee about who is Métis, and there have been a lot of accusations that certain Métis organizations will allow anyone to be members and that there are no criteria. That is interesting, because when I look at MNC's website, it has a resolution passed by all that says, “'Métis' means a person who self-identifies as Métis, is distinct from other Aboriginal peoples, is of historic Métis Nation Ancestry and who is accepted by the Métis Nation”, which is very consistent with what was ruled in Powley.
I wonder if you have any processes in place whereby you're trying to verify the lists of various organizations, if they're compliant with the MNC's definition and if there is any kind of independent evaluation being done on that membership list.