I can't say. A good bit of political will would have been and always will be needed. If the will wasn't there to do the project, or if the will was there to do the project regardless, the project probably would have gone ahead anyway. This is not a panacea, but this bill will make it more difficult for our leaders to step back from their responsibility to Canadians around the environment. Let's put it that way.
On April 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.