I will call this meeting to order. This is the 21st meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. Today we continue our study on the subject matter of wills and estates for first nations people living on reserve.
We have the privilege today of having Mr. Gailus back. Thanks so much for joining us. You seem to be our go-to guy on all things complicated, so thank you very much for being here. We'll be hearing from you first.
We have, from the Indigenous Bar Association, Mr. Roe and Ms. Richer. Thank you so much for being here. We'll hear from you after we hear from Mr. Gailus.
We'll hear from both groups, and then we'll turn it over to committee members for questions. We're trying to understand the matter of wills and estates for people living on reserve, and some of the complexities that go into those. We appreciate your being involved in our review.
We'll open it up for your opening statements. Then, as I said, we'll have some questions for you.
Mr. Gailus will start.