I would be pleased to speak to the two proposed amendments.
Having worked for a decade with the Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement and as an accredited environmental lawyer in Quebec for many years, I am very familiar with the BAPE system in Quebec. This process is not perfect, and neither was the federal environmental assessment process in the past.
What is important is that Quebec's jurisdiction be respected. This bill will respect the jurisdiction. It provides for everything required in terms of overlapping responsibilities. Environmental protection is an area where responsibilities overlap. It is imperative that the proposed legislation provide a mechanism for the different levels of government to work in partnership. I am fully convinced that the legislation will enable and encourage this collaboration. In my opinion, to suggest that Bill C-69 will not have that effect is tantamount to playing politics and trying to pit Quebeckers against the rest of Canada.