In the current act, what we looked at were adverse environmental effects.
In the proposed legislation, several new factors have been added. I won't list them all. However, one of them that speaks to the sustainability focus is that we will be required to look at environmental, health, social, and economic effects, and to assess both the positive and negative effects in each of those areas. That work will translate into tailored impact statement guidelines for the proponent to provide.
We've heard from proponents before, “Why are you guys just picking on the environmental stuff?” There is a lot of negative stuff. There are a lot of good benefits coming here in all of these areas.
What this proposes is that this will be required up front. It will be in the public impact statement that the proponent files. It will be commented on and challenged, and it will see the light of day through the public process that the agency will lead and report on prior to providing advice to the minister.