Mr. Chair, we'll be splitting the time. I'll hand it over to Hayden as soon as I'm done.
Good morning, everybody. It's good to see you all again. Thank you for allowing me to come and be a witness at this committee in this important work.
Many of you know who we are and what Ch'íyáqtel does—our progressive economic development and how we've really flipped our script to become economically self-sufficient. A lot of that is our identity and who we are as a nation.
I'm really here to speak in support of the passage of Bill S-2, and I acknowledge the speakers before me in highlighting the importance of why we're here today. It's so important to continue on with this work and look at an opt-in nation-to-nation implementation agreement that includes fiscal planning, capacity support and respect for first nations' jurisdiction.
I'd be happy to dive into the details a bit further on with regard to the fiscal side and our identity as a nation, but I'll hand it over to Councillor Hayden to explain it in more detail.