Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'm pleased to present today my fall 2014 report, which was tabled in the House of Commons yesterday. I'm accompanied by Kimberley Leach, Bruce Sloan, Andrew Ferguson, and Jim McKenzie, who are the principals responsible for the audits in our rep

Environment committee  That's correct.

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  That's correct. The joint plan is the first step in a longer-term monitoring program that both Canada and Alberta have talked about.

Environment committee  We audited the beginning, the first three years, and how well they're doing in implementing what they said they wanted to do.

Environment committee  That's correct. We audited the implementation of the joint plan.

Environment committee  That's correct.

Environment committee  That's right. When we interviewed stakeholders, they indicated they were interested in knowing whether Environment Canada would participate in the future because they felt that Environment Canada had the capacity and the credibility.

Environment committee  That's correct.

Environment committee  We didn't look at alternative policy options. What we indicated was that the stakeholders are wondering whether Environment Canada will continue in the monitoring of the oil sands, along with the Government of Alberta.

Environment committee  When I read the recommendation.... What we were looking for was that Environment Canada would indicate to stakeholders whether or not it will be involved. It perhaps won't be involved, but Environment Canada and Alberta would discuss that and make a decision. What we indicate i

Environment committee  Well, I don't believe that my recommendation is a policy recommendation. I believe my recommendation is a recommendation that Environment Canada should simply indicate whether it will or will not be. We are not saying that it should be and we're not saying it shouldn't be. We're

Environment committee  In our chapter, we mention, as one example, in situ oil sands. Extractions right now are not on the project list that has been developed, so that is one fairly large set of projects that is not on the list.

Environment committee  That's correct. In situ is the steam-assisted—it's called SAGD—separation of the sand by drilling holes, separating it, and getting the oil back up.

Environment committee  Well, we looked at the issue of dredging, for example, which won't be part of it. There a few other examples, such as major chemical plants. There are some industrial mineral mines that would likely not be included. Bruce may have others.