Finance committee  Yes, that's right. What we're doing is making permanent in statute changes that were made last year under a completely flawed process, the same thing we're going through this year that were done by regulations.

Finance committee  Can I respond? I certainly apologize for any disrespect. I certainly intended none. I certainly didn't intend to impugn the capability of members of this committee to read statutes and interpret them. The key point I wanted to make is that a seven-year review is required by law

Finance committee  My name was mentioned, so I think I should have an opportunity to respond. First of all, Mr. Menzies, I'm glad you're an environmentalist, because you live in a very special part of the world. I hope you will be able to support the Sierra Club in getting the Andy Russell Park e

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  Neither Ecojustice nor Sierra Club Canada were consulted on Bill C-9.

Finance committee  I think we can say with some certainty that no other group was consulted, because we did receive briefings from the Environmental Assessment Agency some weeks before Bill C-9, and there was no mention that any of this stuff was coming.

Finance committee  No, he's right.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to speak before the committee today. I'm here on behalf of Ecojustice, as well as Sierra Club Canada. Ecojustice, formerly known as the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, is Canada's largest public interest environmental law organiza