So the responsibility in the discussions that we've had with first nations, especially over the past couple of weeks, has been focused on what we're all interested in. In the context of British Columbia, obviously this has been about the LNG.
Our responsibilities, Mr. Chair, extend to more than 73,000 kilometres of pipeline across Canada, and there are a number of proposals for pipelines at various stages. They may be in the corporate office of a given pipeline company. They may be in a proposal to an environmental assessment board or the National Energy Board. Or they may be further advanced and currently under consultation through those fora.
But importantly, my discussions with those first nation leaders were focused on the superordinate goals of ensuring that they would be full participants in the full scope of energy development, which includes the safety measures I alluded to earlier, as well as the economic opportunities—