Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. I'm going to depart a little bit from questioning the witnesses.
I put a motion on notice the other day around Bill C-69. I would note that the Supreme Court has deemed Bill C-69 to be unconstitutional. This bill affected many communities in northern Alberta.
I was wondering if we could take a moment to pass my motion. The motion doesn't call for a study or anything like that. It just asks for this committee to state an opinion and that the opinion be reported back to the House of Commons. My motion notes the Supreme Court's decision and that Parliament should work quickly to ensure we abide by that decision.
I would note that at the time of the passage of Bill C-69, Chief Isaac Laboucan-Avirom from Woodland Cree First Nation was quite upset about the passage of this bill, as it ended a number of pipeline projects that were anticipated in northern Alberta, the Eagle Spirit pipeline being one of them and the northern gateway pipeline being another one. At that time, he was concerned about this, and it seems as if his concerns have been upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Mr. Chair, I would seek that we pass this motion.