Thank you, Mr. Chair. In reviewing the Minister's opening remarks, there were a couple of paragraphs that made me reflect on last year's occasions that I had to support industry, as well as keeping an open mind on the local concerns. More specifically, this is related to the Enbridge Pipeline 21 repair just a bit upstream from the community of Fort Providence.
As I listened to the presentations made at the National Energy Board, the NWT Land and Water Board, and the many engagements and correspondence that they had with the surrounding community groups, as well as site visits, having knowledge of the legislation and regulations that we have in the House made me very confident that the proceedings leading up to the actual completion of the job, right from application, to the permit, to executing the permit, to executing the work, to inspections and site visits by stakeholders, which I was privileged to attend -- I believe it was until the 21st of 2018 -- advocating for the project in the spirit of responsible development while maintaining an open mind on section 35, which was brought up by local Indigenous groups.
As a result of everybody's collaboration and accommodation, there were joint management arrangements made between local Indigenous groups and the developer. At the end of the day, the oil field in Norman Wells was reactivated and brought back into operation in October of last year.
If we can reflect on some of the media coverage that project had, it was never done in the history of the Mackenzie River on a successful horizontal drill program at the depth of 100 metres below the riverbed and a length of 2.5 kilometres. The environmental audits that were repeatedly done by the monitor is really, to me, a showcase of the department's statements as made on page number 2 of 3 of the Minister's statement, when you look at the written material there, that the department has engaged with numerous groups.
This really, in my confidence, gives me support there that the engagements were done and now we have an end product, similar to what was done last year under the old regime. I just mention that story of last year's project, and I think it should be actually acknowledged moving forward on some of these pieces of legislation that we have to reflect that the system works. Community groups had time to make their presentation, their arguments through both forums when the application and engagement session came. Having said that, I have confidence that we as a government, all 19 Members, have done our homework, and now we have a revised Bill 37. Thank you, Mr. Chair.