 I also want to recognize our young aboriginals in Ottawa tonight today's meeting was about one thing the health of the health of Labradorians the conversations that we had today by all four leaders I would say have come to a remarkable conclusion there has been some challenging but necessary decisions on a very challenging process to get us where we are right now difficult situations shape and define us and today that we have proven that we are strong leaders strong enough to be able to find a way to work together toward a solution the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in partnership with the three groups have found common ground on a lot of concerns a lot of different issues today concerns of our aboriginal leaders and their communities we have provided you with a statement of what we have agreed to things like releasing water in the spring of 2017 and this is about phase one impoundment the water up until today would have not necessarily been released we've made a commitment and have ordered now core to release the water from phase one impoundment we've released and provided the aboriginal leaders with all engineering reports that was needed for phase one impoundment also today we've agreed to put in place an independent expert advisory committee this will be guided by made up of provincial federal municipal indigenous groups going forward decisions will be made using science-based research this will dictate all decisions going forward today hasn't been easy we want to thank everyone for waiting for our outcomes at one point or another we have all had concerns about this project as opposite as opposition leader I opposed and led the longest filibuster in the history of this province and this very project but our government is committed to working in partnership with the leaders here today and we are confident that we can achieve the goals that have been outlined so thank you I'll now ask Grand Chief QP for to make a few opening comments good evening and I would like to thank the Premier for inviting us to this very important meeting and today in a nation supports the decisions that were taken today and in a nation has been one of ensuring that decisions are founded in good science this development is in the heart of our you know of our land claim area and is extremely important to the you know we've reached an agreement that will protect the health of our people in our environment and my thoughts have been with the young people that are in Ottawa and those back home and I would also like to thank was a very nice gesture from a member of a known a tool but who gave us a token of a medicine a traditional medicine token for our meetings so I'm very grateful for that and we'll we'll be taking part in the independent expert advisory committee in our nation will appoint an expert to that committee as well and also what's very important is that I will ensure the inner nation that our elders are incorporated throughout this thank you you look at me I'm a guy talk about in a nation I'm a guy in a station QB you know to have it I'm you kind of dad Russell Ullumi, Kobayantumarimik, Kadimakawata, Hoialimai-Konga, Teimak, Mascarot Falls, Pichutikilu, Angiyawaramik, Siopya-Unawata, Ullumi-Unawaka, Ikawamayaka, Puyutawani-Arongimata, Inu-Stuid, Nikitari-Lutik, Nama-Singhuti-Kayut, Tama-Cheminga, Pichutawayamik, Pili-Gochii, Tirae-Lasaunders, Amuro-Jere-Mias-Koumeister, Amal-Tauk, Asingit, Nama-Singhitut, Tawani, Tawal-Tauk, Raghunate-Myut, Tama-Cheminga, Kaditou-Mata, Inu-Singhit, Piyungitomut, Pya-Unawaka-Konginit, Ila-Laabhadra-Myut, Ilunatik, Inu-Hatika, Ikawamilawit, Naka-Mik, Siopya-Unawata, Ullumi. Thank you, Premier Baal, for this meeting with Ilunatian leader Anastasia Kewpie and also Nunitohavut leader Todd Russell. Today was a very tense and happy, happy day for all concerned. And we are thinking of our young people who have put their lives on the line to protest against the Amal-Tauk Project. Our thoughts are with Pili-Gochii, Tirae-Lasaunders and Jere-Mias-Koumeister and also to the land protectors who are within the project site and also those who are outside on the road or at the gates and anywhere within the province of Newfoundland and Labrador across Canada. The work that you have done has made progress and we are very happy to say to Labrador, Inuit and Rigolette, that your work also has made progress and more certainly to our Labrador, Inuit, your push to get us to the table with the Premier and the other leaders has made progress. And now we feel that all the work that we did today were done together and as people of Newfoundland and Labrador to help each other to look after the health, the well-being, the culture, the way of life of Labrador, Inuit and other Aboriginal groups. Well, good morning. My name is Todd Russell and I'm the President of the Nuna Tauavut Community Council. It's an honor for me to stand with my colleagues from Labrador. Joannes Lamp, the President of Nuna Tauavut, Anastasia Kupi, Grand Chief of the Inuit Nation and the leader of the province, Premier Duit Bal. When we went into this meeting today, we put at the center of the table the focus of our discussion, the health of our people, the protection of our way of life and the preservation of our culture. And we took the view that we had to make change and we had to make progress to ensure that the impacts of methylmercury were minimized and that our food could be secured, our culture maintained. This was at the heart of our discussions today. I am confident that the proposal that we have agreed upon, the approach that we are taking going forward will ensure these things. And I'm thinking about our people back home, those inside the gate, those outside the gate. I think about our young people who walked in the driving rain, sleet and snow to participate in a movement for change because it was about their health and well-being. I'm thinking about our elders who brought us to where we are today and how I believe that they can have confidence that the traditions that they have preserved will now be handed from generation to generation. And I think about the breastfeeding moms who came to the protest and said, I'm thinking about future generations and I believe we have made progress. The decisions that will be made going forward will not be at the whim of government. They will be made by science and it will incorporate the traditional knowledge of our people. This is a huge step forward. We have a commitment that if the science says that the soils must be removed, there is a commitment that the soils will be removed. That is significant. We have a commitment that if initial flooding is required and the levels, the water levels rise, they will be brought back down again so that mitigation can happen in that initial flood zone. This is progress. So I want to say to all of those who have walked, who have advocated the land protectors that you have made progress, that you have achieved much of what you have set out to achieve. And I want to acknowledge the individual sacrifices of so many people who have made their contribution in their own way. So it is a good day, a good morning, and this done right will certainly make a must-rat right. So I thank you for your patience. I thank our people. This has been a long process. I would go back to nearly in September really, which is when we had meetings with our Aboriginal leaders and we've had ongoing discussions for quite some time. I will say that the health of Labradorians has always been a priority for this government. And the decisions that we made today really brings to a conclusion a number of discussions and consultations that we've had on this project. The name is the word advisory. Are you committed to implementing whatever this committee recommends or will government still have the final say in whether or not some of the measures get implemented? Government always has the final say. Governments never put their decisions in the hands of committees.