That begs another question I have asked other industry witnesses. Given that when you design a project you take into account the Species at Risk Act, the Fisheries Act, the migratory birds act, and all of the applicable provincial, territorial, and municipal regulations--those are built into the project's design--in terms of the environment itself, in terms of the physics, chemistry, and biology of the environment itself, what is the value added of the CEAA process?
On November 15th, 2011. See this statement in context.