As I explained in my presentation, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act is triggered when the government makes decisions regarding a given project. These are the triggers leading to our decision of whether or not there should be an assessment. I would not say that there was a delay in the assessment of oil sands extraction projects, but the only reason for any delay is that the assessment process relies entirely on these triggers.
As I explained, it is not all oil sands projects that require an assessment, given that there is not necessarily a federal decision to be made regarding these projects. In the case of hydro development projects, there will clearly be an impact on fish habitat, for example, and this is why we consistently have triggers.