Thank you, Chair. Thank you for allowing me to be here and for giving me time.
I'm sharing my time with Mr. Fraser, so I'll try to get right to the point.
Minister, thank you again for being here today. As the chair has pointed out, I'm here as chair of natural resources because of the importance that the proposed changes in Bill C-69 have to stakeholders.
In my capacity sitting on that committee, we hear from stakeholders on a regular basis. I meet with them regularly. These are stakeholders, NGOs, organizations, and one of the issues that comes up time and time again is this issue of restoring trust and certainty, which you talked about. Timelines, predictability, and schedules on these projects have been major stumbling blocks, and have led to a lack of confidence. They are very interested in Bill C-69 for that reason.
I know you have consulted with the stakeholders along the way. We've heard from many of them after the bill came out in this committee.
I am wondering if you could shed some more light on the background and how you see Bill C-69 addressing these concerns and restoring that trust.