We're supporters in our sector of good-quality, early planning around environmental protection, which gets embedded into how you propose to do a project, and you're open to challenge that in an open and transparent process. So the central point of good EA is to make sure that's embedded in how you're thinking about the project, and all of those factors--whether it's species at risk, migratory birds, fisheries habitat, and the like--are components of what you turn your mind to early, and also engage with many stakeholders well in advance of filing any applications.
On October 27th, 2011. See this statement in context.