That's mine. Thank you very much for the observation and the comment.
I would agree there are a number of best practices that we see in the sector in Canada that have been recognized internationally in terms of the approaches specifically around indigenous engagement and engagement with communities on major projects.
Certainly we would find in the sector where we work and within our regulatory scope that there are a number of best practices that industry is definitely adopting in the context of their advance work. Certainly we hold companies accountable for advance work before a project would even be brought to our attention, again, with an aim around early issue identification and resolution. Also during the process and specifically from our regulatory perspective, we're continuing that dialogue not just with a project at an adjudication phase in a formal process, but also now we're focusing very much on continuing that relationship over the life cycle of a project. We see that as a best practice we need to do more of and we continue to invest in that.
I will also speak briefly about something that is critical in the context of what best practices look like and will continue to look like for Canada. We absolutely as a regulator take direction from the courts very seriously. When we have very specific instruction around how to improve, we take that very seriously.
Another really important source for us, and I think this is critical in Canada, is our indigenous communities themselves, the people with whom we work, whom we seek the advice of and the support of, to inform ourselves about how to do better and how to continually improve those processes. We hear very clearly that early engagement, life-cycle engagement and ongoing relationships are critical.
To your point around staff, it's to ensure that the organization itself as a regulator and other departments and certainly industry have the capacity to be able to engage in those relationships meaningfully, to have indigenous staff to ensure that the cultural competency is invested in, and that our capacity to operate is enhanced.
This is a long way of saying I appreciate the point that you're making around best practices. It's something that we're very interested in continuing to grow and demonstrate.