Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can't speculate on what went on. I would have loved to know what went on behind closed doors during the one-year private consultations between the government and industry. WWF Canada made requests to Indigenous and Northern Affairs to try to find out. We wanted to participate o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I wonder whether you can tell me how much the oil companies in the Beaufort have spent on their exploration licences—the ones that are about to expire.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right. There's a reason that we have—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I thank you for your question because I think it's a really important one. The CPRA under this legislation sets a time limit for the exploration permit for a reason. It's nine years. You may not think that time limit is long enough, but that is the law. When a company bids on a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Vice-Chair. Good morning. My name is Mark Brooks. I'm the Arctic oil and gas senior specialist with WWF-Canada. I wish to thank the committee for their invitation to speak about Bill C-88. We are submitting written comments in addition to this oral submission. I