Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Battiste. I'm very pleased to be working with you again. We have worked together for a long time at the national level on youth issues. As I said, young people are creating significant demographic pressure. Because of the situation in Montreal, the focu

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can comment briefly about our experience. Unfortunately, people tend not to take action until a problem comes up. When the crisis hits, people respond. Firefighters don't show up until the house is on fire. But what do people do to prevent fires in the first place? What do we

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Zann. I work with eastern Canada's only treatment centre for young indigenous people, the Walgwan Centre, which identifies vulnerabilities and threats. As you know, the challenge facing indigenous community leaders today is the demographic press

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I do. We know that safe reopening means people need to master proper hygiene habits. We still need to raise awareness on that front. The other thing Dr. Vollant mentioned is that the whole community is highly vulnerable, and the reopening process has to take that vulnerabil

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll jump in here. Earlier, the representative from Manitoba went through the determinants of health. In order to take another step and keep up the marathon to avoid the worst in a possible second wave, but also in the short and medium term, we will certainly have to invest in a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll let Dr. Vollant answer.