Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all of our witnesses for appearing here this evening. My questions are for Mr. Everson.
Chambers across the country have been very supportive of this legislation and of our responsible resource development plan. Why is it so important that we act now to improve Canada's regulatory system in order to attract investment and see resource projects move ahead safely in the years ahead? In other words, when major projects are stuck in an inefficient regulatory system, what is the impact upon job creation and economic investment?