Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll just comment on that. In La Ronge in 2015, we had the RCMP help us. We did forced evacuations. Somebody did challenge us on a forced evacuation, because a lot of people were forced to evacuate. We were told there was no choice, but there were some people who didn't leave and

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, not to my knowledge.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We also support it , the first nations fire marshal's office which is being rolled out right now. We do support the idea.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I realize you're in a rush, but this is really important. You're the standing committee, and we rely on you to listen to us and to not rush us, with all due respect.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I understand. It's just that we've travelled a long way to be here to share with the committee.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll just finish my presentation.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. We want to thank Alex Campbell, the regional director general for the first nations and Inuit health branch. He helped us move our elders, bigger families, and those with compromised health conditions from the congregate shelters into a better e

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We are also asking for a tripartite agreement on a coordinated strategy for quality training that will develop the best firefighters and managers. About 10 to 20 years ago, our firefighters from northern Saskatchewan used to be hired all over the country and the United States—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  —and this is something we want to do again. Before I close—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, it's good.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good afternoon. [Witness speaks in Cree] It's a real honour to be here this morning. I recognize that we're on Algonquin territory. Madam Chair, honourable committee members, I am thankful for the opportunity to be here this morning to talk about the impacts of the wildfire