We're reconvening and I'd like to welcome everybody. If everybody could take their seats, that would be wonderful.
I'm just going to remind the ladies who are on today's panel about the earpieces. When you're not speaking, please make sure you have your microphone off. That would be very useful. Thank you very much.
Also, I'm sure you know about interpretation, but what we're going to do is that I would now like to welcome two witnesses for this next panel. Before we get started I am going to give notice, because everybody knows that today we have votes. Bells will be going at 5:15 p.m. We will take a vote at that time, but I believe we all will go to vote at 5:25 p.m., and I'll ask for that unanimous consent at that time.
We only have two panellists at this time and although we're starting late, it will all work out in the end.
To begin, I would like to welcome the Native Council of Prince Edward Island and Lisa Cooper, who is the president and chief. From the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, we have Jessica Savoy, who is the national youth representative.
I'll pass it over to Lisa Cooper for her five minutes of testimony.
When you see my arm going up, please wind up your remarks.