We discussed this idea in subcommittee, according to what my colleague Raynald Blais told me. That was planned in early February, if possible, but I'm making my request today so that it is on the agenda and we can debate it.
It would be very important for the First Nations if we could do this as soon as possible, as soon as the ice is gone, if we decided to send teams to study the problem. The survival of the First Nations people and their culture are partly at stake.
We don't necessarily need to do it before the holidays. We can do it in early February. Subsequent action will be the responsibility of the subcommittee, as soon as we are heard on the matter of whether we can proceed or not. If we can proceed, we'll set a date in early February and that will be fine.