Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I echo my colleagues' comments in welcoming you here to the committee, and I also want to echo Mr. Trost's comments in terms of the passion you bring to this portfolio. I will go one step further also and recognize the deep commitment that both you and your department have in terms of developing our natural resources responsibly and balancing that with protecting the environment and Canadians. I thank you very much for that.
On that note, I do want to mention something that is of special interest to me, coming from Saskatchewan. I am wondering if you would be able to give me an update on where we are in terms of the government's contribution to the Gunnar Mine cleanup.