Fisheries committee  Yes, I am.

Fisheries committee  Premier McLeod, from the Northwest Territories, has made those remarks. In the case of oil and gas and the moratorium that is there, the price of oil and gas has had a bigger impact than anything else. Arctic oil and gas is break-even at $150 a barrel. We're a long way from that.

Fisheries committee  How do we balance that?

Fisheries committee  It's interesting because in terms of balance, of course, it's in the eye of the beholder. At the recent Nunavut land use planning hearing in Iqaluit, one group representing Métis said that their balance is conservation. The two are not necessarily compatible. It really depends on

Fisheries committee  Yes. As stated in the testimony earlier, when it comes to industrial activities, such as oil and gas, we believe they are just not compatible and they should stop. They should not continue in that—

Fisheries committee  Yes. In addition, we would like to see prohibited bottom trawling, open-net pen aquaculture, tidal power development, and wind farms. There should be no-take zones considered in those areas as well, eventually, when they are turned into marine protected areas.

Fisheries committee  Pardon me?

Fisheries committee  I would say that everything is subject to indigenous rights and the duty to consult, and that there should be meaningful discussion, dialogue, and consultation.

Fisheries committee  Yes, we do on occasion receive from certain programs.

Fisheries committee  I'm based in the north, so I speak with northerners and Inuit every day when I'm in the north. I've been based in the north since 1995, and since joining WWF three years ago, we have an office in Iqaluit and also in Inuvik. We also work in Labrador and in other parts of Newfoundl

Fisheries committee  We have engaged with communities on a number of issues, including MPAs, and on Bill C-55 as well. I have had some discussions with Inuit organizations about these issues.

Fisheries committee  In my experience, and in recent consultations that I have attended—that includes consultations on the Nunavut land use plan; consultations on the Pikialasorsuaq, the North Water Polynya; as well as consultations with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on the creation of MPAs—

Fisheries committee  Currently, there are not. As some committee members may know, there was a desire to do seismic, which the community of Clyde River took exception to and went to the Supreme Court of Canada to defend its right to be consulted appropriately. In the eastern Arctic, over the last dec

Fisheries committee  Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for the invitation. I just want to start by acknowledging that the work you're doing is critically important to ensuring that Canada has the necessary laws and policies in place to protect the health of our oceans. We have submitted

Fisheries committee  The first minimum standard—and we've spoken to it—for us is with regard to oil and gas exploration and exploitation and its incompatibility with MPAs. Writing that in at the outset would provide certainty for industry and for communities in terms of creating MPAs.