Absolutely. [Technical difficulty--Editor]...sometimes separately.
There was a process built towards the last review in which the government actually went out and sought advice before it went forward to the committee; then it went to the committee and there was further consultation.
It's critical when all the questions so far have been about how this affects industry. The two industries that are with me do great, important work, but they're fundamental public works. They would commit future generations to certain ways of doing things and certain environmental impacts.
If it's not worth spending a few years considering that, what's the point of having an environmental assessment? If it takes time, it takes time. We do have to understand the implications. We do have to investigate what's being presented that's going to commit us for a generation—if you build a coal-fired power plant, it burns for 45 years.
If it takes four years to determine whether or not we want to build another coal plant or whether that's the best kind of coal plant to build, I don't think that's a big penalty. I think the rest of society accepts that that's what we need to do. We're not just talking about speeding up the process; we're talking about protecting the environment, protecting future jobs and future livelihoods of Canadians.