Thank you very much.
I want to thank all four gentlemen for appearing, I wish you could have been here in person. Some of you may recall being at energy hearings with me during my 10 years as an environmental lawyer in Alberta.
I have to say right off the bat that I'm very impressed with the increasing appointments of people with scientific background. Kudos go to the government for appointing people with these credentials.
The questions I'll put to you deal with the potential for conflict and bias because of your credentials, and I'll try to make them specific to make it easier for you to answer.
A specific question would be for Mr. Parrish. I'm delighted to see all of your northern and aboriginal experience. It looks like most of it is with first nation corporations, as opposed to communities. I'm wondering if you anticipate any potential bias or conflict during hearings that might involve the same first nations or Inuit corporations.