Environment committee  Chair, that was the recommendation of Mr. Cullen, I believe, and Mr. Bigras has said yes. You're quite right in that we did make a decision that we weren't going to have a steering committee, but that could be changed. If we feel at this time that it would be a wise decision, I

Environment committee  About a week and a half or two weeks ago we had decided what we were going to do for the spring session. There was good debate and there were eight future business topics. We had decided that we were going to deal with coal-bed methane, which we discussed today. We decided on gas

Environment committee  Could we have a two-minute break so that we can see the pictures?

Environment committee  Before we go on to a new item, maybe we can have a quick break.

Environment committee  Yes, correct.

Environment committee  Okay, so it's substantially more even than what you were presenting.

Environment committee  Thank you. Mr. Pryce, could you comment on that, please?

Environment committee  My next question is regarding complaints. We heard some complaints from Ms. Ernst and Mr. Schwartz. How many complaints are received? I imagine you would have to deal with some of those complaints, but can anybody comment on the number of complaints lodged annually for coal-bed m

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  Is that annually?

Environment committee  Thank you. I had a couple of other questions. Mr. Schwartz mentioned in his presentation that half a million wells are being proposed. Is that correct?

Environment committee  I only have a few minutes. I understand that. It's based on personal experience, as opposed to having your water tested.

Environment committee  I understand. The next question is regarding noise. You mentioned that you couldn't listen to music. I think it was a comment in your presentation that you had difficulty listening to music because of the number of wells. What's the closest well that you had? You said it was nea

Environment committee  I have a comment that's attributed to you. It says: I love the quiet, but after living in the vicinity of coal-bed methane development, I can’t even stand to listen to music. I fell in love with the big sky and the powerful spirit of the people in Alberta, and I can’t believe w

Environment committee  No. But is that a comment you made?