Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll start by talking about the CEAA funding process. Some of my colleagues have suggested that resources weren't provided, but in fact the funding was renewed and increased in the last federal budget. I just wanted to put that out there to begin with and note that Mr. Gratton's comment on that was correct.
Mr. Gratton, you talked about how this bill might improve environmental assessment. Perhaps you could also talk about improving environmental protection. The act strengthens the federal government's ability to follow up on environmental assessment requirements. Could you comment on that and on how you think some of your member companies will respond to those new requirements?