Certainly red tape is an issue we're hearing and seeing from our membership. Being in Calgary, we are Canada's energy hub, and a lot of the projects do have provincial and national requirements, regulatory requirements, and approval processes. One of the key opportunities right now to strengthen the regulatory framework is through stronger coordination approval processes--for example, the environmental approvals as well as project approvals moving forward for these energy projects. In addition to that, certainty and some clarity and some movement forward regarding working with our aboriginal communities here in western Canada would really make some great headway towards helping the energy sector diversify and access new markets.
On October 19th, 2011. See this statement in context.