Environment committee  Yes. That's a very important question, Heather. I think you need to ask the AER what they are going to do to change. What are they going to do to stop these tailings ponds from leaking? We also can't ignore the fact that the AER regulates based on Alberta policies. What is the

Environment committee  We launched a petition to UNESCO in 2014 calling on the federal government to take greater action on protecting Wood Buffalo National Park. We have hosted and co-hosted two reactive monitoring missions. The last one was last year. They are close to finalizing the report with reco

Environment committee  It's in regard to some of the work I've done on health and requesting a health study. We started requesting a health study in 2003 at the joint review panel hearing for the CNRL Horizon mine and the Shell Jackpine mine hearings. We've been advocating for and requesting health st

Natural Resources committee  I think it's adaptation, transition, seeking ways to find alternatives, seeking ways to transition, not allowing small indigenous communities to be solely dependent on one sector and basically putting all of our eggs in one basket. We have to sacrifice so many other things to sol

Natural Resources committee  I think a lot more research and studies could be looking at economics. The new buzzword I'm hearing today is “economic reconciliation”. What does that mean? Exploring that notion of economic reconciliation could mean the presentation of untapped economic opportunities that may no

Natural Resources committee  No, and they don't return it. They're looking to return it with this treatment and release technology that has not been developed yet.

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely—we take the position of zero risk and zero liability not only today but for the future.

Natural Resources committee  None of it should be released—

Natural Resources committee  —and on reclamation, yes, they promised reclamation 40 years ago when they started mining.

Natural Resources committee  That is our goal, Mr. Angus. It's to protect the treaty, the ecological health of our region, including one of the world's largest freshwater deltas, a world UNESCO site, Canada's largest national park, and really important to me is the health of the people. We have some of the h

Natural Resources committee  No, I don't think so. I can't think of any challenges right now.

Natural Resources committee  There could definitely be job loss, for sure. There are a lot of employment and economic opportunities provided by the oil and gas sector, and that's why we are asking for a transition. We had a very vibrant economy well before the oil sands, so we would like to look at solution

Natural Resources committee  That's a good question. It comes from our Athabasca River, which is actually declining in flow and inhibiting us from navigating and using our watersheds. It directly flows all the way down to the Peace-Athabasca Delta.

Natural Resources committee  Well, absolutely, what's within those tailings pond is highly toxic.

Natural Resources committee  Yes.