Environment committee  I think I've been critical here today, and I'm not breaching the agreement, but I would say that it is a picket fence we walk on every day. We need to make sure that we're respecting and honouring our agreements, and we do that. Otherwise we wouldn't have entered into them. Howev

Environment committee  I'll defer to Tim on this.

Environment committee  I can tell you that I have an agreement with them. Our community has an agreement with them. Beyond that, I wouldn't be able to say anything more.

Environment committee  Normally this doesn't happen, but I agree wholeheartedly with my colleague from Fort McKay. I think the entire organization has been around too long. It needs a refresher. The people who are appointed to the board of the AER are not appointed by AER. They're appointed by people

Environment committee  I would ask my colleague here, Tim Clark, to add.

Environment committee  What actions are they taking to improve their communications protocols with indigenous communities in our region? What are they doing to remain a neutral referee between the communities and the oil sands operators? Are they being neutral? I don't know. I think there's a question

Environment committee  We have a relationship with Imperial Oil, and we respect that relationship. We have an agreement with them about confiding certain things that are important to us. Today, my comments will be coloured by that agreement. We were and we have been working with Imperial Oil to unders

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. My name is Russell Noseworthy. I work for the Fort McMurray Métis community. It's a community of about 800 people. I'm here today representing them on behalf of President Hansen. The McMurray Métis are a rights-based indigenous community based in