I think all of the people who have supported the legislation have made the point that delay in an answer, on an assessment in particular, is destructive of investment opportunities, employment, and development, whether the answer is yes or no.
I don't believe we want to say that a project should go ahead if it's destructive of the environment, but the longer a delay occurs, the more the market finds some other place to invest its money, either somewhere else in Canada or somewhere else around the world.
I think you heard testimony from the hydroelectric association pointing out that the process to approve a hydroelectric development typically takes up to four years, and in that time investors can go into other forms of energy generation—maybe less clean energy generation—and invest their money there.
Obviously we believe that, especially now, Canada has a remarkable opportunity to exploit its natural resources successfully and professionally, and that this is a requirement for our economy.