Again, I think that would be for the government to clarify. My understanding of the bill is that the NEB will provide public consultations for the public that is directly affected by a project. There are transboundary effects that are also in the bill. The question then is what “directly affected” means in terms of the geographic scope of those consultations. I think that's, again, a question that needs clarification.
On May 29th, 2012. See this statement in context.