My name is Bob Demulder and I'm the director of forestry with the Alberta Forest Products Association.

However, if works were to be carried out in that area, not necessarily hydroelectric works, but works such as mining exploration, logging, hunting and fishing regulations, would you go so far as to say that the Haida decision applies and that, consequently, the Algonquin aboriginal peoples should be consulted?

When I spoke about natural resources, what we have in mind is looking at forestry, mining, and other issues that should be part of this umbrella team of natural resources in Canada.

5. Takes note of the agreement reached in June 2014 between SOCO International and the conservation group WWF, in relation to WWF’s complaint to the UK National Contact Point (NCP) on SOCO’s lack of compliance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, according to which the company commits not to undertake or commission any exploratory or other drilling within Virunga National Park unless UNESCO and the DRC Government agree that such activities are not incompatible with its World Heritage Status; notes that such conditional agreement offers no guarantees as to the cessation of any oil-related activity in the park; points out that the ambiguous position of SOCO International leaves the door open to the park being fully or par ...[+++]tially declassified for oil drilling; observes that the concession that SOCO has been exploring is located in and around Lake Edward, an area which is home to dozens of iconic (and some endangered) species, including chimpanzees, elephants, crocodiles and lions; calls, therefore, on SOCO International plc and its DRC-registered company to stop all exploration and exploitation within Virunga permanently and to respect the park’s current boundaries; calls also on the DRC Government to cancel the oil exploration permits granted within the property of Virunga National Park, as requested by the World Heritage Committee;