A quick response would be to say that, yes, on the environmental registry, the ability of the public to respond has evolved quickly in time in that thoughtful ministries are using it very effectively in multiple tiers to identify public concerns early with draft papers and such things before the actual proposal comes out. In that way, they are able to identify where problems are, head them off well before things they didn't anticipate. So I think it has been a very useful process for both the government bureaucrats trying to do the work, for the government members trying to get the legislation passed, and certainly for the public.
On November 22nd, 2010. See this statement in context.