Madam Chair, it is quite okay if the minister does not simply know the answer, rather than repeating general considerations of the NEB.
The government has appointed 10 of the 12 members to the NEB. The majority of members now sitting on the NEB have deep, long, close and personal ties to the oil and gas industry. Some 90% of the funding for the commission comes from the oil and gas industry. No one is casting aspersions. We simply wish the minister to actually know this file.
Could the minister answer as to how many of the NEB staff spend at least 75% or more of their time on environmental protection?