Thank you very much for that.
It's been interesting. We've heard a whole host of testimony here, and there's a lot of what I would suggest is a lack of understanding around some of the dynamics associated with the energy industry itself. As somebody who represents a large rural constituency in Alberta that has a host of...not oil sands development, but gas, oil and heavy oil, I appreciate your providing some of the context.
Mr. Pushor, I followed closely the status of the industry and your appointment. Previously you worked for the Government of Saskatchewan and were involved in a number of roles there. You came in to help restore some of the confidence that has been talked about, to help build plans to build back some of that trust. I would just note that it has gotten pretty political. Certainly one party represented around this table has tried to pin the blame on a particular provincial government, but there was an NDP premier who was in charge prior to the current Alberta government.
I would just make the general observation here that we all around this table, I would hope, want to see what's best for our country, what's best to ensure that indigenous communities are given safe, clean...great opportunities to both prosper and engage in reconciliation and everything associated with that.
We heard from indigenous communities specifically, and this will be a question for both Mayor Bowman and Mr. Pushor in the two minutes I have left. I will give you each about a minute.
There has been a distinction made between oil sands development and tailings. There is an ongoing concern about the management of tailings in terms of a plan and remediation, and ultimately tailings are the reason we're all here. We're trying to get answers related to a leak.
I will ask you both how to address the larger issue of tailings when it comes to the confidence that needs to be restored in the energy industry, specifically with oil sands development. I will start with Mr. Pushor for about 45 seconds and then Mr. Bowman for about 45 seconds as well.