I want to pick up on the line of questioning regarding cumulative impact. Earlier today we heard testimony from another witness who spoke about certain issues being process and certain issues being policy. This legislation seeks to ensure that the process for environmental review achieves a balance between environmental rigour and predictable timeliness. This way projects can be planned. There are equivalency and substitution measures in this act.
Mr. Gratton, please talk a little bit about how this might allow provinces more autonomy in aligning their review processes with land use planning, which is typically the jurisdiction for a cumulative impact analysis.