Qujannamiik, Iksivautaq.
Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the witnesses.
I did listen to a bit of the testimony. One question that came to mind is based on some of your responses so far.
We know that Canada just didn't emerge. First nations, Métis and Inuit were here before Canada became a country. Through colonial and genocidal policies, first nations, Métis and Inuit were actively suppressed. Their knowledge, their expertise and their science were ignored. I think we still see the impacts of that.
We still don't see enough indigenous researchers or scholars in academia. We do have some. I'm very lucky to have a good friend of mine, who is also an MP, who says she's recovering from academia.
I'm curious about the process for the creation of the capstone, which the NDP supports.
What will this agency do to ensure that indigenous research is also supported, that indigenous expertise is part of the design and that indigenous researchers are also funded through the capstone?
Qujannamiik.