Natural Resources committee  The project you're referring to is Muskrat Falls, or the Lower Churchill. The Lower Churchill is really two projects, Muskrat Falls and Gull Island. We are currently proposing to do the Muskrat Falls portion. It's a $6.2 billion project. It will for the first time ever allow New

Natural Resources committee  I'll do my best. The short answer is that we have concerns based upon the experience in the gulf. We believe we have adequate safety regulations and legislation now, but this is something that is fluid and we are currently reviewing it. I would expect we will continue to review

Natural Resources committee  We don't really have any shale gas, so it's not something I would want to pass a comment on. It's not something that, in my time of being minister, we've had any discussion on. It's not really something we have in the province.

Natural Resources committee  We certainly have manpower--or personpower--problems in trying to get people ready for the developments that are currently occurring and that we see occurring into the future. About four years ago we struck a skills task force to do a review of the projects we had going and the

Natural Resources committee  The principle we have as a government is that we will use the money that we make from our non-renewable resources to try to make sure we put money into our more renewable resources, and we have certainly done a lot. To use forestry and agrifoods as an example, we are opening up m

Natural Resources committee  The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador has supported that recommendation. We have engaged with federal officials on trying to see that recommendation get satisfied.

Natural Resources committee  At this point in time, I can't give you any timeline. There are a number of legislative amendments that we see would need to be made. It does involve the C-NLOPB. It does potentially involve Nova Scotia, maybe, in terms of the accord that Nova Scotia has. A number of things would

Natural Resources committee  You're welcome. Thank you.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, yes. There is lots of development happening that will have provincial benefit, regional benefit, and country-wide benefit. I would just ask you to cast your eyes to a development that we are currently proposing in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Muskrat Falls developme

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely. I'd be happy to do it.

Natural Resources committee  It is my feeling that there is a fair bit of overlap among regulatory bodies with regard to the offshore. The Canada Shipping Act has certain regulations. There are response organizations for which Transport Canada has regulations. The offshore operators themselves have requireme

Natural Resources committee  As you're aware, we have the Wells inquiry that's currently in phase two here in the province. Phase one of that report was presented publicly, and the province adopted all 29 recommendations, if my memory serves me correctly. There was also a Transportation Safety Board report

Natural Resources committee  A number of sites have been identified for drilling in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with regard to Old Harry. We certainly have no difficulty with drilling occurring there. There are some ongoing negotiations with Quebec with regard to the boundary, and we feel that it's something th

Natural Resources committee  They just started that process, actually. It's not finished. They are just in the early stages of that process with the C-NLOPB.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, thank you very much. We're working with a group here in Newfoundland and Labrador to help us look at being able to do more exploration, especially in deep water, and it's called the offshore continental working group. That group would consist of ourselves as a government, C