Natural Resources committee  On a point of correction, I think Quebec was successful in building one-tenth of what was originally proposed under the leadership of Ted Moses. That was hardly reflective of where the plans were going back in the day, when the big fight ensued between James Bay and the Province

Natural Resources committee  Sure, and I think things got rather confused by the recent release of the Royal Society of Canada report, which disputed a lot of this and really made the discourse a very polarized one. So for sure, we'd be happy to provide some clarification on our plan.

Natural Resources committee  Great.

Natural Resources committee  Of course, within the Athabasca region in and around Fort McMurray, there is an industry-funded group called the IRC, Industry Relations Corporation, for the five tribes of the Athabasca Tribal Council: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Chipewyan Prairie First Nation, Fort McKay

Natural Resources committee  That may be the case. What I am saying, though, is that the current situation for consultation is in no way adequate. Actually, it's an erosion of first nations sovereignty because of where consultations within new project applications exactly occur. It doesn't happen at the very

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  There is a transition that's happening with RAMP. I'm not too sure what phase it's in.

Natural Resources committee  This is the inherent problem of jurisdiction in Canada. If it's the fish in the water, then it's the feds who are responsible. If it's the actual water itself, then it is the provincial entities that are responsible.

Natural Resources committee  Well, that's what's being debated at this point.

Natural Resources committee  Let me put it this way: RAMP has not been doing their job.

Natural Resources committee  And that is why first nations have acquired their own independent research, led by Dr. Schindler and Dr. Timoney, to basically prove or to validate the concerns of elevated levels of contaminants within the watershed and to link those elevated levels to industry's footprint.

Natural Resources committee  I will say that I did read the protocols for submissions, and just to respect the point of order, I don't know if I have the capacity for translation on that. That would be on your end.

Natural Resources committee  Then I'd be happy to do that for you.

Natural Resources committee  Great.

Natural Resources committee  The Alberta government recently came out with their own study that proved, in some cases, a sevenfold increase in cancers within populations in Fort Chip. There was a 30% increase right across the board compared to the rest of the population in Alberta. That said, they gave them