Environment committee  I think that comes down to leadership, not politics, and the lack of leadership at times. It's not until a sensational issue like this gets out of hand and gets media attention that people may re-evaluate those decisions. It is, first and foremost, a leadership decision. The juri

Environment committee  I wholeheartedly support it. I am on record representing multiple communities in support of that approach. I was a public supporter of Bill C-69 and the new agency that has been created. I have worked favourably with the agency on a number of projects with the approach that it's

Environment committee  My point of view is not a great one. I think you need to scrap it and build it back. I don't think it's salvageable in its current form. That's not to dismiss Mr. Pushor's efforts. He seemed genuine in his approach in wanting to fix it. I think it has a cultural problem that can

Environment committee  I wanted to add that I don't think any of us want to waste our time working in a baked system either. If we're going to put our time in, whether it's in a regulatory process or through the consultation process working with industry, we are there to find solutions to complex issue

Environment committee  I just want to clarify that I am not Métis myself, but I work for the Métis community. In our cases during the pandemic, whether it was the forest fire in Fort McMurray or you name it.... Having worked for both first nations and Métis, I know the departments in Indigenous Servic

Environment committee  Yes, I do. I just want to make it known to the committee that the Fort McKay Métis Nation is embarking on the federal recognition of our rights. Currently, in discussions we have with the federal government, there is no recognition of the Fort McKay Métis Nation's sovereignty. We

Environment committee  I'll just tie this back in with the oil sands monitoring program, in addition to what Margaret said about the on-site monitoring. The joint oil sands monitoring program was told to use its reserve fund, its under-spend, that had built up over time to cover spending in the first

Environment committee  I was lucky enough to hear some of my colleagues in the last session speak about this, so I won't repeat a lot of what they said. I will say that Fort McKay Métis Nation is ground zero for the oil sands and that a rupture or tailings problem is first and foremost going to hit us

Environment committee  That's great. My name is Dan Stuckless. I'm the interim director of administration for Fort McKay Métis Nation. My colleague, Margaret Luker, who's the interim director for the sustainability centre, is joining me. We'll be available to answer any of your questions. Between the

Environment committee  It will be me.

Environment committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, vice-chairs and members of the committee. Thank you for listening to us today. Can you hear me okay?