Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I put myself on the speakers list quite a while back, with the expectation that I would have something to say. I'll just offer a few reflections on where we are.
First of all, I share many of the views that Mr. Perkins has expressed, particularly around the need for renewable energy generation and the need for a regulatory environment that supports renewable energy generation. Although I'm not familiar with the specifics of this particular project that he's highlighted or the regulatory process that led up to the withdrawal of the project, I would, in general, share his disappointment that we see an investment that seemed quite promising leaving the province of Nova Scotia and taking the potential of renewable energy with it.
The challenge that I have is not knowing on what basis DFO revoked or chose not to grant the permit. It makes it difficult to express in such strong terms that the government's regulatory environment was to blame.
There may be other routes for the committee to take that would allow us to gain more insights into what DFO's concerns were. If there was an initiative from the committee to look further into this, that would be something I could support.
As it is, I don't have enough information about the specifics of the regulatory decision to express such strong disappointment as this motion does.