Natural Resources committee  It's in funding in general. I do need to say that education in the north is funded territorially. We do not fund. It's not part of our mandate to fund education in the north, so it has no impact in our case. And I'm sorry, I'm saying “north”. My responsibility is in the three n

Natural Resources committee  It's outside my expertise to comment knowledgeably on the 2% gap in funding or on any impact. I can repeat what my colleague Mitch indicated, that broadly it is understood that education in the north is going to be quite important to build the capacity, the skills, and the engage

Natural Resources committee  The processes we are involved in are the regulatory frameworks. They're designed to achieve the objectives that have been laid out in their legislation. To my knowledge, they are not directly referenced to such a plan.

Natural Resources committee  I'll start at the end and work backwards. Certainly we'll provide you with a list of projects that represent our knowledge at this point in time. We'd be glad to provide that. On duty to consult, I may just add a point, and then I'll let Sara complete the answer. With respect

Natural Resources committee  If I may, as well, this belongs in my colleague's realm of responsibility.

Natural Resources committee  What do you mean by “right of veto”?

Natural Resources committee  First, we try to conclude an agreement. If we can't come to an agreement, the responsible minister for the different acts would have the final decision-making authority on a proposal moving forward in the appropriate regulatory regime. There are many mechanisms along the way for

Natural Resources committee  Could you repeat the question?

Natural Resources committee  In the oil and gas industry?

Natural Resources committee  We certainly have the results of the environmental assessments before any project decision is taken. Does that answer your question?

Natural Resources committee  Yes, every time there is an environmental study for a specific project, we wait until it's finished.

Natural Resources committee  The Beaufort regional environmental assessment--for quick reference we call it BREA--is, to my view, a very innovative partnership where our department is sitting down together with the Inuvialuit leadership, with the private sector, to elaborate, look at, the potential for a str

Natural Resources committee  Particularly since they've been identified, the challenges have been identified by those interested in those challenges, yes.

Natural Resources committee  If I could step back to the early part of your question about the resource potential of the north, we are aware of a number of potential development projects. Mines are operating now. They continue to need capacity. Some are in the environmental assessment process, so they are on

Natural Resources committee  Do you mean between communities specifically?