 Bonsoir tout le monde, good evening everyone. Thanks for being here today and welcome me so warmly onto the traditional territory of the Saskatchewan Treaty Four First Nations. It's an honour and a pleasure to be here. It's great to be back in Saskatchewan. I'm joined here by our Minister for Public Safety, Ralph Goodale, who's right here. And I bring greetings from your local MP, Andrew Scheer, who I spoke with a couple of hours ago and asked me to pass along his very best to you as well and regrets that he couldn't be here with us tonight. Tomorrow morning I'll be meeting with Premier Wall for the first time since the election here, so I'll be congratulating him, but also talking about how well we've been working together since the tragedy in the Losh where we last saw each other and how the partnership we have on infrastructure, on building a strong future for Saskatchewan, is going to be continuing together in the coming years. Just moments ago I finished up a meeting with Tribal Chairperson Edmund Belgaard and members of the File Hills Capel Tribal Council along with leaders of its member First Nations. We were joined by Chief Cameron from the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and National Chief Belgaard from the Assembly of First Nations. We had a good, respectful, and productive conversation. This meeting gave me the opportunity to talk about the gestures our government poses to advance the interests of the Indigenous here, in Saskatchewan, and all over the country. But above all, it was an opportunity for me to be on the lookout. I think it's critically important that politicians take the time to listen. I don't want to pretend that any of us have the answers to the challenges facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, but what I will tell you is that as a country we can build those answers. We cannot turn our collective back on the problems. It's not enough to be outraged by the headlines, the stories of heartbreak and hopelessness that come out of communities like Lolosh, Atawapiskat, Natuashish, and so many more. These are stories we need to hear. Before we act, we need to listen to the elders, to the young people, to the parents, to the victims and to the survivors. They deserve to be heard. I want to thank all the leaders who met with me today for giving me a chance to listen. And I have to underline that it's not just a story of challenges, it's a tremendous story of opportunities and hope that I heard also today. Today, we talked about the work the Tribal Council has done to support its local communities and stimulate economic growth. I have learned more about the services the Council provides to its communities, especially about the efforts devoted to the management of two refugees for women and children. This conversation reminded me once again that no relationship is more important for Canada than the one we have with the First Nations, the Métis Nation and the Inuit Nations. For my part, I reiterated my government's commitment to rebuilding those relationships and making sure that they are based on respect, recognition of rights, cooperation, and true partnership. We know that much needs to be done, and we know that we can't fix the problems overnight. But we are all of us committed to working together as we start to make things right. Over the next five years, our government will invest $8.4 billion on improving the lives of Indigenous peoples right across this country. That includes $2.6 billion to improve primary and secondary education on reserve, and nearly $970 million to repair, build, and maintain new schools on reserve. Over the next two years, we'll focus on improving social infrastructure. That means more housing and better healthcare facilities on reserve. It means greater investments in facilities and programs that support early learning and childcare, and it means more funding for cultural and recreational centres, as well as programs that help to promote, preserve, and protect Indigenous languages and cultures. We also know that the victims of violence need more help, and starting this year, we're making significant new investments to repair, build, and support shelters for victims of family violence in First Nations communities. Our work on a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has already begun. This inquiry is a priority for our government, because we are facing nothing less than a national tragedy. Women and Indigenous girls are overrepresented among victims of violence. It's a problem that we have to face and that we have to fix. Victims deserve peace. Their families deserve to be heard and to be at ease with their sufferings. The inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls needs to provide justice for the victims, healing for the families, and ensure that this ongoing tragedy ceases once and for all. We promised during the election campaign that we would lift the 2% funding cap for First Nations programs. We remain committed to that goal and the unprecedented investments announced in Budget 2016 sets us well on that path. And we will work with First Nations in the coming year to lay the groundwork for a new fiscal relationship, one that gives First Nations communities funding that is sufficient, predictable, and sustained. As I said, there is much work still to be done. The meetings like the one we had today are an important part of rebuilding the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. And I'm honoured to be part of this ongoing dialogue.