Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses.
First I want to commend the commissioner for sustainable development for the fabulous work you've done in this area. I really appreciate your thorough reports. They provide a good framework for what has been done and what needs to be done.
My first question is to Mr. Moffet. It's nice to see you, Mr. Moffet, and nice to know you're still there at Environment Canada looking after our best interests.
Part 9 of CEPA has been there for a long time--since the mid-1980s, when CEPA was first enacted. It provides federal regulations for environmental management and protection on federal lands, but also for aboriginal lands. Over all the incarnations of CEPA, that part has remained. It very specifically references the power of the government to enact regulations for a myriad list of environmental management matters on first nation lands.
The obvious question is why has the department never enacted any regulations, and are there plans to move in that direction? Are you working with Aboriginal Affairs in that direction?