Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, gentlemen, for your presentation. There have been some tough questions. I appreciate your responses to them.
The boreal forest is something that we, as Canadians, see as a national treasure. Although there are a couple of other instances of forests as large as that in other countries, we of course like ours the best.
I'm curious to know just what percentage of the boreal forest will be affected by the oil sands project. What percentage of the forest would be disturbed by the development?
Also, will there be any permanent irrecoverable or unreclaimable damage to that forest? How about the moose and the caribou--will we see a dying off, in some respects, or will we see a migration for a while?
Finally, is the sight of buffalo grazing on reclaimed land a realistic example of the future outcome of reclamation, or is that just a temporary dream that looks and sounds good? Is it something realistic that we can expect?