Yes. Thank you for the question.
I apologize for the actions of the Department of Transport over the last number of years.
I have been equally frustrated with the way things have transpired. While there is no risk to human health according to the 2017 study, and reports were shared, more could have been done earlier, especially in sharing information.
That is why I committed, upon hearing about all that had transpired, that things need to change, and that's exactly what I am trying to get done. I know it is a matter of trust, and that's hard to come by, especially when you've faced the situation that these three nations—the Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Mikisew Cree First Nation—have faced.
Trust takes time to rebuild, and I am committed to doing this work.