Thanks, Mr. Ferguson.
I appreciate your mentioning the national accord, which I've taken a look at. And...well, that should be expediting action.
The second key issue that I've heard a lot of witnesses raise is the conservation agreements. We've heard Mr. Ewins say he is very enthusiastic about that. I've heard from other witnesses that they like the idea but they have some reservations.
I notice you made a number of recommendations on that. Some of the concern I've heard is that it shouldn't replace the terms of a binding permit.
I'm wondering if anybody would like to elaborate more on the conservation agreements, because we've certainly heard from industry, who are keen. I know you're trying to work towards an agreement, but it appears that you may not achieve an agreement before we finish our hearing from testimony. So I'm wondering also if you think it would be useful if we need some kind of recommendation for the department to support working towards an agreement to expedite the use of these instruments.