As do I, Mr. Chair.
I'll try to make my question as concise as possible, because I am—and I'm sure the committee has been—taken by the challenge that we face.
When there is an application for a new development, there is an environmental assessment. The problem that I think the committee has seen is that there are environmental assessments, joint assessments, that take place, and there is a cumulative impact. Both need to be part of that equation that equals sustainability. I think the committee is attempting to understand how we can help and can make recommendations that will address that.
As one who comes from a municipal background, my question is on the quantum of the issue with respect to all the royalties and taxes that are gathered. They are not being redirected into the municipalities' capacity. Whether it's your water and sewage treatment or whether it's your waste water, there are a number of social and heavy infrastructure investments that need to be made.
The Vancouver agreement is a tri-level agreement. There is a similar agreement in Winnipeg. The cities of Montreal and Toronto are attempting to develop these tri-level agreements. Would that be the kind of structure, Madam Mayor, that you've referred to in terms of regional tripartite agreements? Are you familiar with that concept or that framework? Is that the kind of application that this committee could be helpful with in terms of at least putting in the structure to institutionalize or functionalize that kind of dialogue? Then out of that comes absolute recommendations with respect to investments. Is that the kind of thing you're looking for?