Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, we can hear you well. Thank you very much. I just got the thumbs-up from the interpreters. We're ready to proceed, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  He's not with us online, presently. I can't reach him. I've had my staff try to reach him as well, and he's not responding.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Excuse me, Mr. Chair, but Mrs. Gill has a point of order.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm not aware of anything, sir.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It will be Mr. Schmale, sir.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, could I just interrupt and recommend that all the witnesses make sure they have the interpretation channel selected. That would be great.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Ms. Prosper just had her hand up for the interpretation channel.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, sir, you do. There is unanimous consent around the table.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Chief Piétacho, your microphone is on mute.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, the interpreter is here. He is standing by. I believe he is interpreting because I can see people nodding around the room.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Perhaps I could remind the member, sir, that it takes a while. The interpreter works from Innu to French and then it has to be relayed from French to English.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm so sorry, Mr. Chair. The tech personnel is telling me that something is wrong with the interpretation from French to English. We might have to suspend while we inquire as to what's wrong.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, if I could come back, we've spoken to the interpreter. The situation is that three interpreters are at one end of the room and the English interpreter is across the room in a separate booth. They couldn't see each other. Anyway, we've worked it out and we're ready to

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  She was. I don't know where she went. Let me see if tech can reach out to her.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Zimmer is being replaced by Ms. Goodridge, sir.