Thank you, Ms. Kenny.
We will now begin questions from members. I'll introduce the members who are before us today.
Monsieur Pilon and Monsieur Choquette are with the official opposition, the NDP. They are both from Quebec, and I want to welcome them. We also have Mr. Lunney, from the Nanaimo area, and Mr. Toet, from Manitoba, both of whom are with the government, as am I.
We began our tour on Monday of this week on the island. Then we heard from witnesses in Vancouver on Tuesday. Yesterday we had a tour of Olds College and then went to the Kirkwood Ranch. So we've seen a lot already.
My hope is that in the questions and testimony we will consider reclamation. A number of you have made comments on the importance of reclamation. We saw the importance of wetlands being part of that reclamation, so that it's not just returning the sand and the overburden but also including wetlands as part of that equation, so that the ground waters, when they are recharging, are clean and are receiving clean water.
Anyway, thank you so much.
We'll begin with Mr. Lunney, for seven minutes.