Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I would like to welcome the witnesses.
I want to come back to page 8 of the Canadian Hydroelectricity Association brief and page 7 of the Hydro-Québec brief. Concerning credits, Mr. Fortin talks about previous measures to reduce greenhouse gases and Ms. Nadeau talks about early actions. You are both saying that credits need to take into account past efforts, and especially those made since 2000.
My question is as follows. What do you mean by previous measures and early actions? There may be quite a lag between when a project is announced and when it is up and running. You said yourselves that distortions can occur in the federal environmental assessment process. In your opinion, what are those early actions? Is it when the project is announced or when it is operational?