Quite often, I think, if you're outside the bureaucracy trying to feed the processes... There's quite a strict process involved in putting in place new regulations. I've briefly mentioned the cabinet directive on streamlining regulation. I think the government wants to assure itself, or the Governor in Council wants to assure itself, that only regulations that are required are put into law.
To ensure that the Governor in Council has all of the required information they need to make a decision, officials like me and my colleagues have to collect that information and package it in a way that speaks not to a biologist but to somebody who does many other things besides read biology reports. That takes some time.