It's not so much that we have any difficulty talking about specific companies, but the major role, in terms of the boreal, for the federal government is to deal with inter-jurisdictional conflicts and to help resolve those; to help with aboriginal communities and health issues there, sustainability issues there, in large portion; and in habitat: migratory issues, fish and wildlife, and biodiversity. I think there's a fundamental role there to play.
There are competing interests on the land. It's interesting that the Alberta land use framework organized itself around watersheds. I think that showed great insight, and I think it's something that should be seen as positive by this committee, as a way to participate in these activities, but it's a very large problem. The impact of oil sands on the water issues goes all the way to the Arctic, and it happens all the way into urban areas, as you've just heard; it goes into Canada and all the way into the United States.
So it's a very large issue. I think that rather than be specific, I'd rather see you take a philosophical approach and find how you can help deal with those inter-jurisdictional issues and the natural biodiversity issues, and primarily, a place to start is on aboriginal issues.