Thank you.
Again, to remain consistent with what we have said from the start, I move that Bill C‑49, in clause 62, be amended (a) by replacing line 5 on page 41 with the following:
138.017 or a strategic environmental assessment under section
(b) by replacing line 14 on page 41 with the following:
Strategic Environmental Assessments
(c) by replacing line 25 on page 41 with the following:
138.018(1) The Regulator may conduct a strategic environmental as‐
(d) by replacing line 33 on page 41 with the following:
conduct a strategic environmental assessment of any proposed or exist‐
(e) by replacing, in the English version, line 38 on page 41 with the following:
gic environmental assessment.
The purpose of this amendment is quite simple. The Canadian Energy Regulator must be empowered to conduct strategic environmental assessments, and not just strategic assessments. The term “strategic assessment” comes from the Impact Assessment Act, where it has a specific meaning that doesn't apply to Bill C‑49. The amendment would clarify this aspect.