Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, colleagues.
Before I begin my questions to the minister, I would like to make an important comment about the election of the chair of this committee.
I want to welcome and congratulate the chair of this committee—it's nothing against you. We all look forward to working with you collaboratively, like our past chair was doing with us.
Mrs. Vecchio established her place here over the years. The previous chair of the committee made sure we worked well together, listened to the experts and, most importantly, produced many good reports. I've known her since 2017 and she made sure the committee produced a record number of good reports.
From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank Mrs. Vecchio for her passion and for her work for all Canadian women and girls through this committee.
I do not understand the decision of the Leader of the Opposition to remove such a great advocate for women and girls, such as our previous chair for this committee.
With that said, we have important work to do, so I really want to thank her for her work. Let's work collaboratively, the way your predecessor established.
Now I'll go over to you, Minister.
Thank you for joining us today with your team. The committee's united in making sure that a red dress alert system is established and works properly to save lives.
This committee heard many times that the system should be indigenous-led. How do you plan to implement this important principle?