When Fisheries and Oceans decide to give a permit for a new oil sands project, they essentially seem to be saying, “We're going to give you the permit for socio-economic reasons because we can't put conditions on the permit or stop the project even temporarily on scientific grounds.” Is that sort of the way it works? It seems that you apply for a permit from Fisheries and Oceans and get it, even though the joint review panel report said, “We're giving you the permit, but we really have concerns because we don't know what's going on.”
