Thank you, Chair.
I have three questions for you, and then I would like to get back to the waste water treatment that you're speaking of.
Certainly the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development officials have appeared before this committee several times, and they've advised that participating first nations are recommending an amendment to the first nations land management agreement that would eliminate the requirement for EMAs.
I have a three-part question for you.
The first one is this. In your review of the environmental protection agreement and FNLM, were any issues raised relating to the EMAs in that context?
Secondly, in your opinion, what would be the purpose and effect of eliminating EMAs required from the FNLMA? And I sound like I'm on Facebook right now—OMG.
Thirdly, and, Laura, you touched on this, do you have any concerns that eliminating the requirement of EMAs could lead to environmental protection laws that in some instances would not match the standards of provincial and/or municipal laws or regulations?
I'll let you answer those three and then we'll carry on.