Certainly. Thanks.
I will say at the outset that the protection of the Athabasca River and the assurance of the quality of that Athabasca River basin is a common interest across all participants in the dialogue--the federal government, Alberta government, and industry.
I do think it's important that we get a fact-based discussion under way on that topic. I think the creation of this panel that the Government of Alberta has sponsored, which will have Dr. Schindler sitting down with fellow scientists to really determine what the data tells them, is an important first step.
I also believe that the dialogue under way on establishing a world-class monitoring program for the Athabasca River is a worthwhile discussion as well. Because this is a world-scale resource, we need to set the bar very high on the approaches we take to the integrity of the science and the assurance for the public that environmental protection is occurring at a proper level.
I think the actions under way are appropriate. We are hopeful, though, that at the end of the day the two panels, the Alberta panel and the federal panel, could come to some agreement on common findings. That's something we're encouraging strongly. We don't want to have battling views on the science going forward, that's for certain.
Thank you.