Good afternoon gentlemen and welcome. It is a pleasure to meet you.
Mr. Staples, I want to start by congratulating you on your success. The companies you represent account for 62% of Alberta's GDP. That's a lot.
You called the current global trading environment resource-hungry. So that must put you in a difficult position because, as business people, you are trying to produce enough to meet the huge demand. But there are still major environmental challenges.
I am in favour of energy security, but not at any cost—not when it leads to environmental degradation. You mentioned in your presentation a project by the name of Caring for the Land. I would like to hear a bit more about that.
Given the project's name, I also want to know whether it is aimed at helping the environment. Are you accountable to the Alberta government to produce results? Do you have a strategic plan for the project?