Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. I will speak from a Calgary context, from my own experience. I can tell you that the urban people in Calgary specifically would benefit from more funding to support folks through a variety of different transitions in life. In fact, there are no transitional services for indigenous women or men, even leaving addiction-based programs and migrating into affordable housing, which there's a shortage of.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. From our perspective, we would definitely put dollars into mental health and addiction support services at the street level. In Calgary, we've seen an increase in opioid ODs. Our team responds regularly, along with other members from collaborating partners, and it is very sad, with the health system being stressed as far as the response is concerned, the CPS response, and things like that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Hello. I would like to start off by saying that, in my experience and within my career, going back to the elders and to ceremony is incredibly important. Even with our elders lodge and with other projects, including Aisokinakio'p—which was the first urban indigenous immunization clinic in Calgary, and we immunized over 15,000 people and addressed vaccine hesitancy—we listened to our elders.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  ?aben. My name is Melissa Roy. I'm originally from the Tsideldel First Nation in B.C. I am honoured to work and live in Treaty 7 territory. Thank you for the opportunity to present to the committee members regarding the unique housing needs of our people in an urban setting.