Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's pretty disturbing to hear the lack of accountability from Imperial Oil. They're saying that there's been no impact on the Athabasca River. The reality is that Imperial's Kearl pond seeped 5.3 million litres of toxic waste into communities that already have disproportionately high rates of bile duct cancer. I sat down with the Mikisew Cree First Nation and heard stories about how they all have family members and friends who have been diagnosed with cancer. It is deeply concerning to me.
I also want to take a moment just to note that Mrs. Stubbs talked about stopping the collusion between elected officials and CEOs. We have heard accusations that her husband is a lobbyist for Enbridge and she's now here asking questions of that same company. It seems like the Conservatives continue to run interference for their friends in big oil. They continue to cheerlead the fuelling of the climate crisis.
I'm just a little bit shocked from what I have heard, both from the CEOs today and from Conservative MPs. It is time to tackle the climate crisis with the urgency and at the scale that matches the emergency that we are in.
I want to maybe give Imperial Oil a moment to speak to the impact that it has had on first nations communities that have disproportionate rates of cancer in their communities because of your tailing ponds.