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Environment committee Some of the challenges in the application of the act that have arisen over the years have revolved around project scoping, for example. Many of the court cases that have arisen in the past have had to do with questions around whether the projects considered in environmental asses
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee I'm not sure I can describe it in 20 seconds or less.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee Okay. Certainly CEMA looks at more than just water. The CEMA springs out of what is called the regional sustainable development strategy that Alberta developed back in the late 1990s. Essentially, there were three main areas of investigation that CEMA was to follow up on; for ex
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee It was...
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee The act came into force in 1995.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee Nationally, yes.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee In 1995.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee I do not have that information with me.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee Yes, those assessments probably began around that time.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee As I explained in my presentation, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act is triggered when the government makes decisions regarding a given project. These are the triggers leading to our decision of whether or not there should be an assessment. I would not say that there was
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess
Environment committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Before I begin, I would like to mention that I am accompanied by Mr. Steve Chapman, who is associate director of our western operations within our project review group. What I'd like to do in the time available today, Mr. Chairman, is talk a l
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Steve Burgess