With respect to excluded projects, these are the same ones that had already been excluded for a year. The question of trying to reduce the number of environmental assessments in the case of smaller-scale projects has been discussed on numerous occasions for many years, including in the context of the previous legislative review. Following that review, the minister of the environment at the time, minister Anderson, undertook to reduce the number of environmental assessments conducted under the act by one-third.
The number of projects subject to the act, even taking these exclusions into account, is roughly the same as it was at that time. There are various reasons for that, including the fact that a larger number of organizations than at that time are currently subject to the act. But essentially, this stems from discussions that had been underway for a long time.