Natural Resources committee I would say he would have that freedom, but he's bound also by the court of public opinion. He would have to be able to justify a decision, to explain whatever he was calling for. You may be interested in a circumstance. If the responsible authority thought that there were signi
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Natural Resources committee It does, in part, because one half of them are related to moneys that are given by the Business Development Bank and the Farm Credit Corporation. So when they're lending money, every loan requires that they have this environmental assessment done.
October 5th, 2011Committee meeting
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Natural Resources committee Just those two.
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Helen Cutts
Natural Resources committee The exception was boxed in very tightly so that the government could move forward in an efficient way on the municipal infrastructure projects. In the 2010 amendments that clause was removed.
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Helen Cutts
Natural Resources committee Yes, that's my understanding.
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Helen Cutts
Natural Resources committee That's right.
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Helen Cutts
Natural Resources committee In the past year our emphasis has been on ensuring that the whole process that is public servant time is 365 days, from--
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Natural Resources committee The same scientists would be participating in both occasions. For example, if there was information required about migratory birds, then the experts at Environment Canada would be feeding it into the comprehensive study process. If it was an independent panel that was carrying ou
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Helen Cutts
Natural Resources committee Yes, subject to the requirements of the act.
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Natural Resources committee Yes, it is up for review. The review is expected to start in October.
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Natural Resources committee The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
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Natural Resources committee The projects were from five years ago.
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Helen Cutts
Natural Resources committee In northern Quebec there is a James Bay agreement based on a land claim. There is a federal coordinator, and we work with the organization in the north to do environmental assessments. Our organization has a headquarters base and it has offices in Quebec, and our Quebec folks wor
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Helen Cutts
Natural Resources committee It's the National Energy Board.
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Natural Resources committee I don't have those statistics with me. I can say that--
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