Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I move that Bill C-49, in clause 38, be amended by adding after line 26 on page 20 the following:
89.1 The Regulator may make a call for bids only in relation to an area that has been identified for potential development following a regional assessment conducted under section 138.017 that
(a) was conducted less than five years prior to the call for bids;
(b) included a study of the regional and cumulative impacts of development of the type and quantity that is to be proposed under the call; and
(c) included all the prescribed information and prescribed studies.
Also, after line 21 on page 21, it would add the following:
(4) The call for bids shall also include a description of the area’s suitability for development.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.