Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right now, for the Métis settlements, we don't have a national representation. We have a president who advocates for us and a lobbyist group in Ottawa. We are not included in that funding. Any funding that comes to Alberta through our MNA, our region, is not shared, and that's th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd love to answer that. I have chronological steps for how we can work better and do better. The first thing is recognizing Métis people as section 35 rights holders. I think that's key, and everything else should follow. Another thing is to identify and educate yourselves on

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Can I make a comment on the question? I think I can. I understood.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm sorry. I didn't understand the French and I didn't realize about that. Following up on the comments that were made, the inequalities, we need to look towards the obligations in the Supreme Court decision in Daniels. That's where all the answers lie, I think: things that come

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd be glad to answer that. It's pretty straightforward. We do not get any funding in Alberta through other Métis affiliates. We are stand-alone. We have been really advocating for our own voice to represent our own membership through our own governance and to speak for ourselves

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No. We've had no communication thus far. We've been trying to work on an agreement that would be tripartite with the province and the federal government and to take care of some of the obligations of the Daniels decision. With section 91(24), the Métis people are now considered I

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can expand on that, for sure. Right now, we have an agreement with the province. Our members have access to Alberta health care. These programs, like the non-insured health benefit program we're speaking about now, have never been offered to us, nor do we have access to them.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. I'll wrap up quickly. I'm sorry. I think we need to follow the obligations that were identified in the 2018 framework agreement. We're on health today. I understand that, and I did give some things on health. The signing with Minister Bennett was the day when there was sup

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, sir. It's an honour to be here. I'll make this quick. I have some really good notes, and hopefully I can stay focused. It took me a while to get here, but I'm here. First of all, my name is Lee Thom, and I'm from the Kikino Metis Settlement. Kikino is in northern Alb