Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank each of the witnesses for joining us this morning.
In addition, I want to thank my fellow committee members for agreeing to hold an additional meeting so that we could hear from a number of indigenous communities. The witnesses here today represent those communities. So far, we have heard people talk about you, but hearing from you is far better.
With this study on trade corridors, we are clearly looking for a solution to the spiral of consumption. What's the best way to ship more goods and get them to the communities who need them? I get the feeling that the environmental part of the equation is all too often seen as secondary to development, when the two should actually go hand in hand.
Ms. Anderson, I heard you say in your opening remarks something to the effect that you were being ignored for the sake of progress. Would you mind elaborating on the sense you have of being left out of the process? Are you being ignored during the consultation process? Is it collaboration-wise, when it comes time to carry out the project? Why do you say that you're being ignored for the sake of progress?