Absolutely, and thank you for that question.
The ATR process throughout the country of Canada has always been long. The ATR process took approximately 12 years for that parcel of land to be acquired. ATRs require 12 years and this is going on.
Just in observing the standing committee today and the colleagues around the table throughout the point of order, this is a prime example of how systems and policies cannot follow through. Just as we have points of order and everything is delayed, this is what happens with the ATR. In these great buildings in our capital city of the country of Canada, when we have points of order and have delays and so on, when it comes down to indigenous lands and communities, we feel that point of order. We feel that delay. When we have delays like that of ATR processes that take 12 years, it's because of systems and policies that are exercised, which I see with my own eyes today with these points of order and these delays.
When you look at the word “community”, you have to observe and to remember there's another word in that word: That word is “unity”. We all have to work together. We all have to “co-succeed”. If we are one of the greatest countries in the world, then we have to show the world why that is. When we look at land back and look at indigenous peoples, when observing and talking about oil and gas, a lot of my brothers and sisters from coast to coast to coast do not have clean drinking water in this great country. There are Canadians today who don't have clean drinking water.
I find it really disrespectful to talk about oil and gas when we don't even have clean drinking water for my indigenous brothers and sisters throughout this great country.
Thank you for your question.