I appreciate the guidance from Mr. Mazier.
I will go back to my question for the chief regarding the impact this has had on his community. Before I do, I will preface my question by highlighting a trip we took last week to meet with the Mushkegowuk Council—six or seven first nations were represented at the meeting—where we committed to protecting 86,000 square kilometres of coastal territory.
One of the reasons I felt so strongly about going up and joining this meeting was the experiences I've had on this committee advocating for your community and other first nations communities in Alberta that have been affected by process-affected water and the mining activities that have had such a devastating impact on the health of your communities. I'm proud to be part of a government that is pursuing more opportunities to protect particularly sensitive environmental territory from this development, which is just proven to be unsustainable and unhealthy for communities.
Chief, it's back to you on anything else you'd like to say regarding the impact. As I wanted to say at the closing of your last speech, you should never have to beg for attention. I'll commit myself right now to making sure that anytime you need the attention of the federal government, we're here for you.