I just want to assure the chair that Madame Gravelle is in Nickel Belt, nowhere near Ottawa, and she doesn't look a lot like me. She's much prettier.
I have one question, and I want to share my time with Mr. Lapointe.
There was much controversy in 2010 over the government's plan for seismic testing in Lancaster Sound. Communities were worried not only about the effects of seismic blasting on marine life, but also there was the perception that the government was mapping oil and gas deposits within an area that was supposed to become a marine conservation area.
In December 2010, Minister Baird announced that all testing had been cancelled. Can you tell me if there are any current plans for new tests? And if there are, what measures have been taken to protect the marine life, and what consultation has been conducted with communities?