Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Very briefly, as quickly as I can, I think in our first nation communities our population is evidence that we are increasing by a rate of 4% plus. Are we prepared for the future? That is a question that needs to be answered.
I think there is much more awareness happening. For example, we are well aware of the sixties scoop and the painful results of it. I don't think our people knew what FASD was at that time or even during the 1960s and 1970s. As we progress, some of us have been affected by FASD as a result of the sixties scoop. Awareness in the first nations communities is lacking. Not necessarily everybody goes to the bar, contrary to popular belief. There are people who drink elsewhere.