Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm sitting here feeling very frustrated that we have all three of you at once, because I'm sure I could spend my seven minutes asking questions of any one of you.
I particularly want to thank Mr. Bombay for that presentation. I look forward to being able to look at that again on the record. It was very informative. Thank you very much.
My question is first to the commissioner for sustainable development. Welcome to the committee. I miss your good company from when I was on the environment committee, so it's nice to have you and your crew here.
I note, of course, your portfolio is environment and sustainable development, and of course, for our mandate, it's aboriginal affairs and northern development, so I find your comments very interesting. I think in many ways we have to look between the lines of a lot of the reports that your office has done and the Auditor General has done. I am aware of the report in which you identify problems with the lack of attention by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development to cumulative impact assessment and monitoring in the Northwest Territories.
I'm wondering if you could speak in a broader way to your feelings of the adequacy of the sustainable development reports by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and whether or not you feel that they have adequately identified, assessed, and addressed the variety of responsibilities they have under their mandate for ensuring the sustainable development of resources on first nations lands and by first nations peoples.