Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
I thank the commissioner and his entire team for being here, for answering our questions and for doing this important work.
The first report I want to ask a few questions about is on the contaminated sites in the north. It is unacceptable that, after 20 years, the government is failing to reduce the health, environmental and financial risks from these contaminated sites and abandoned mines in the north. The costs seem to have skyrocketed. I was shocked to read that, since the launch of the plan, financial liability for contaminated sites has grown from $2.9 billion to $10.1 billion. I'm also curious about the human cost. The government needs to provide adequate resources and work with indigenous people, whose lands are affected, to protect these communities from toxic pollution. Can you talk a little about the human costs to this, beyond those massive financial costs?