Good morning. I'd like to call the meeting to order and recognize that we are on Treaty No. 1 territory and the homeland of the Métis people.
Welcome, everyone who is here. We are the standing committee from Parliament that looks at indigenous and northern affairs. We welcome you to these proceedings studying land claims. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the study on specific and comprehensive land claims agreements is what we are complying with.
This is the second stop in our cross-country tour to hear from people about land claims. We were in Vancouver, and today we move on to Quebec City. We will have an opportunity to hear from more delegations in Ottawa at the end of September.
If you wish to submit reports, please have them in by mid-October. We encourage you to do that. It will become part of the official record. We'll use that information as part of our report providing recommendations to the Government of Canada.
In the first panel, we have MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson; and from the Treaty Land Entitlement Committee of Manitoba, Chief Nelson Genaille. I see that Grand Chief Dumas is not here, but he may join us shortly. I thank you.
You each have 10 minutes to present your official remarks. Then we will have an opportunity for questions from the MPs.