Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to make some general comments in the area of environmental protection. Earlier this week, my colleague from the Kitikmeot, mentioned some of the contaminants under the sea, and the inability of the federal government and our government to determine what's there and whether they are contaminating the water.

I have other concerns in terms of a lot of the other issues from pulp mill effluents, that come down the rivers that feed into the Mackenzie and, subsequently, flow downstream into the Beaufort Sea. I know this department is responsible for the administration of the Environmental Protection Act and the Pesticides Act. I'm just wondering what kinds of things the department is doing in terms of enforcing and looking after the areas under the Environmental Protection Act.