Great. Thank you, Mr. Chair, for allowing me to sub in to replace my colleague MP Brendan Hanley, who couldn't be with us today.
Grand Chief John Paul Murdoch, first, I offer a very belated congratulations on your successful appointment as grand chief of the Eeyou Istchee last summer. It's been a big transition for you from law, I imagine. I'm also a recovering lawyer and new to politics, so I know the feeling. I'm quite confident, Mr. Murdoch, that the Wemindji Eeyou spirit and your commitment to community and nation will serve the Cree of Eeyou Istchee very well.
Mr. Murdoch, you might remember me. I was a student of yours back in 2008. I was studying at McGill law, and I spent two weeks in Mistissini and took a summer course with Professor Sébastien Grammond, who is now a Federal Court judge. I have very fond memories of the time in Mistissini, of learning about the James Bay agreement, the Paix des Braves and your experience working at a certain firm in Montreal with certain lawyers. I'm not going to recall the past, but—