Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the representatives from Imperial for being here today.
Thank you also for following the testimony on Monday, which was incredibly powerful testimony, particularly relating to the health issues. In fact, Chief Adam has a father-in-law who is currently being diagnosed with a rare cancer. The impacts on those communities, both in physical health and in mental health....
Also on Monday, Minister Guilbeault proposed that a joint federal-provincial-indigenous working group with participation from the oil companies be established. This is not to replace the existing Crown-indigenous working group on the potential oil sands mining effluent regulations, which continues its important work.
Could you comment on its importance, or whether you would see this as a positive move to get everybody at the table? Chief Adam started his testimony by saying, “We're done with all the pointing of fingers. We need to solve the problem together.”