One of my colleagues here mentioned the fact that the incremental changes over time have made the processes somewhat cumbersome, but they've also allowed for a lot of long-term public discussion about the implications of public policies and how they interact with various interests. By being hasty with making major reforms to important environmental and industrial underpinnings of our legal system and the laws that guide our development, I think there are going to be a lot of unforeseen costs related to interpretation.
Without the proper public consultation and a wholesome discussion about it, all of these changes...420 pages are a lot to digest. I think the average Canadian doesn't know what they're going to get and is likely not going to appreciate the details, especially since the regulations for all of these in the budget implementation bill are yet to come.