Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to go to the very heart of what the NEB does. We're all aware of the fact that Minister Jim Carr announced interim measures impacting two specific pipeline projects. He was quite proud to say in the House of Commons that the process and the decision related to these interim measures was an inherently political one. I had understood, and I believe it is still the case, that the National Energy Board process is one that is science based, and the recommendations that emanate from that process are based on science and are intended to inform the government's decision in each of these cases.
Am I correct in saying that? Can you very briefly explain what the National Energy Board's mandate is on that issue?