I want to thank you all very much for being here with us today. It's an important subject, and we're wading into how to make the system more efficient.
We have an environmental assessment act. It's been in place for a while. We know what the objectives are, and achieving those objectives is what this review is all about, as well as how to get a more effective process in place, if indeed that's possible.
Of course, the whole objective of this is how we can make the act more predictable and efficient. We've had numerous regulations and laws over the years, both at the federal and provincial levels.
I guess the first question that I might address, first to the Canadian Construction Association and the Canadian Hydropower Association, is with regard to having multiple authorities responsible for government assessment and environmental assessment. How does having multiple authorities affect environmental protection from your perspective?