Thanks, Chair, and thank you, Minister, for coming to our meeting.
I'm a new member. Some of the members, like me, are new members of the committee, so we are very keen to learn more details about the government's policy and positions. I see that my colleagues know their local issues very well. I have a master's degree and a Ph.D. from the U of T Pulp and Paper Centre. I worked in the pulp and paper area briefly, and then worked in our nuclear industry for 10 years, so I may have some questions to ask you in the future.
As just mentioned by the honourable member, the Government of Canada has introduced the five interim principles to guide its decision-making on the major natural resources projects until there's an environmental process in place.
How is the Government of Canada restoring the public trust in the way Canada reviews and assesses major natural resource projects?