I wouldn't say it's necessary to our ability to invest so much as it is to have a well-functioning, long-term act and legislative structure. When there is no state of the environment reporting, the interpretation of trends and the interpretation of where we're going basically becomes subject to stakeholders. So it's my interpretation or some other activist's interpretation--we all have our little biases. Without that factual basis, it's very difficult to discuss. We can say that things are getting much better or we can say that things are getting much worse.
I think the state of the environment report, the indicators, and the overall focus on outcomes are important. We have had the frustrating experience of spending three years in a discussion of what instrument should be used without ever knowing what objective was to be accomplished. We found it very difficult to say what instrument should be used when we didn't know where we were actually trying to get to.
In that context, I think it would help the discussion and help our decision-making. How can you make the decisions if you don't know what it is you're trying to accomplish?