Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I don't mind providing a response. Joint management gives us a really strong foundation to work with the provinces on finding common solutions as we move forward with implementing and regulating projects. The accord acts, which have been in place for

Natural Resources committee  We do feel that there are adequate tools within Bill C-49 and within the regulation-making powers to be able to address expected co-operation, coexistence and mitigation of effects related to projects, and that further changes to the legislation or introducing new regulation-maki

Natural Resources committee  Yes, in our view, and in particular the view of the provinces, to include any language in Bill C-49 that has not been agreed to by both levels of government goes against the spirit of joint management, which is really to do everything together and to set aside what would ordinari

Natural Resources committee  I might defer to my colleagues from Justice or other NRCan colleagues if they have a perspective on what would happen if the provinces moved something that does not appear in the federal legislation.

Natural Resources committee  I apologize that I can't be in the room with you today. We did discuss the previous discussion with the provinces, after the meetings on March 21, and we did reflect further on the testimony that was provided during the hearings. Both the provinces and Natural Resources Canada r

Natural Resources committee  Certainly, assessing environmental considerations and environmental characteristics is a way of describing the regulatory process. I think there was some concern with the original amendment as proposed and the language around developing “measures to assist in the preservation of

Natural Resources committee  In general, terms and conditions speak to the mitigation of the effects of a specific project. They are not necessarily oriented towards preserving an ecosystem, for example. One thing that is challenging is that the decision to move forward with a renewable energy project is a

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. To reiterate, governments have an important role to play in undertaking research in advance of a “call for bids” process to help identify where suitable areas for offshore renewable energy development can be located, taking into consideration such fa

Natural Resources committee  Yes. The concerns I outlined were with respect to the amendment that had been proposed, and my comments were in terms of how to address them in the language that was supported by the provinces. This is what appears in the subamendment. I apologize for....

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I don't feel equipped to speak on behalf of FFAW and what specifically would meet their request. I think their testimony was fairly clear. One thing we needed to do was to stay within the scope of the purpose of the accord acts and also respect the

Natural Resources committee  Yes, that's what I'm saying. Thank you.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question. We did share the concerns that were outlined by the provinces about the scope of this proposed amendment and it likely falling outside of, really, the purpose of the accord acts, which is, as you know, about the regulation of offshore energy

Natural Resources committee  You're correct.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question. This particular section of the bill deals with prohibitions, so it is orders that would be given to stop work or activities in the event of certain circumstances. In the event of a major health and safety issue, where life and limb is at is

Natural Resources committee  I was not personally, no.