Good afternoon, Colleagues. Please join me in thanking Elder Shirley Elias for the opening song today.

Colleagues, before we begin today, I would like to take a moment to thank the grade 1 and two students from Itlo Ecole who visited us earlier today. As a part of Indigenous languages month, these students were here to sing a special rendition of I love you, in Wiliideh dialect, dedicated to our incredible interpreters. It was wonderful to see these young people and hear their beautiful voices early this morning.

The students were gifted a book from our Inuktitut interpreter Susie Napayk-Short called Kids, Cubs and Calves, which she authored. Thank you, Susie. Colleagues, please join me in thanking these students for being here today and for honouring our Indigenous languages.

Now, Colleagues, let's get ready to rumble. I mean, let's get down to business. Ministers' statements. Minister of ECE I believe it is