Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you Mr. Brown, Mr. Rubin, and Grand Chief John. We appreciate your being here today.
It's good to see you again, Grand Chief John.
I'd like to start with you today, because you mentioned very specifically the obligation of the federal government in terms of first nations for free, prior, and informed consent. This, of course, is linked to the whole issue of market diversification because of the importance of having those discussions with first nations. It is extremely important to get that social license for these proposed projects.
Given the changes that have happened in the last two federal budgets around public consultations and consultations with first nations, could you tell us whether you think the federal government is meeting this obligation in any way, or whether you find that the federal government has actually deteriorated in its approach to first nations?