Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Simard. I am Steven Blaney, member of Parliament for Lévis—Bellechasse.
I have been listening to you carefully, particularly since you are talking about the methane terminal project and windmill projects. In fact we have met on this subject.
I am going to let my colleague ask you a few questions, Mr. Simard. But first I would like to share three concerns with you. The first is that certainly, when we talk about substantive rights, every Canadian resident has the right to a healthy and ecologically balanced environment. I think everyone agrees on that. Even the Supreme Court has recognized it, implicitly.
For the other rights, I'm concerned about how this bill might judicialize the environmental process. Just now, one of the witnesses told us this was virtually a form of disguised taxation, a carbon tax, by legislative means.
You also addressed the principle of interference in the division of powers. I thought about the concrete example of shale gas. I will leave that aside. I yield the floor to Mr. Woodworth, because we don't have a lot of time. I am eager to hear you.
Thank you, Mr. Simard.