Natural Resources committee  To finish up, I think it's important that there is a plan here. In fact, Tides Canada was funded by the Hewlett Foundation to develop “a strategic plan to address oil and gas development in British Columbia”. That was in 2004 that Tides Canada was paid $70,000 to develop this pla

Natural Resources committee  Just to give you one example, the Hewlett Foundation and the Packard Foundation together have granted $90 million towards B.C. environmental groups. Of that $90 million, about $80 million was specifically for projects to create the Great Bear Rainforest, and also to address the e

Natural Resources committee  Whether it was the intention or not, I don't know. But the Great Bear Rainforest has become the great trade barrier. I do find it interesting to note, though, the tax returns of the Wilburforce Foundation. Of course the Wilburforce Foundation was created by Gordon Letwin, who is

Natural Resources committee  With respect, sir, you're putting words in my mouth that I haven't said. What I can tell you is what is written down in the tax returns--

Natural Resources committee  Please do.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, well I understand commercial interests to be a particular company, and I don't see any evidence of that. What I do see is--

Natural Resources committee  I'd be glad to respond to your question. What I do see is that wealthy Americans have the interest of their own country at heart, as, I think, do we. My impression is that perhaps what is driving this is the overall broad interest of the American economy. I think one of the bes

Natural Resources committee  I'm saying that I believe that the--

Natural Resources committee  I would say I do have evidence, but not of commercial interests. I think there is evidence of the motivations. They're clearly written down. I think they are mixed and that there is a real true interest in protecting the environment and addressing the true environmental impacts o

Natural Resources committee  Well, sir, first of all let me say, just to give you the right numbers, I did work for a Conservative MP for four weeks, and I was fired.

Natural Resources committee  I worked for the United Nations in the poorest countries of the world for ten years.

Natural Resources committee  I also worked for the salmon farming industry. That was ten years ago. For the last five years, I've been working on this unpaid. I'm not paid by anybody, okay? Could you remind me again what your second point was?

Natural Resources committee  Oh, I remember your question now.

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  Why am I doing this?