Thank you.
Nevertheless, there are concerns. When we talk about social licence, these are easy words to say, but for a project like that one, you have to earn it.
For having attended information sessions on this topic and having taken part in discussions on it, I can say that many people are concerned, because they are afraid that the National Energy Board will not be able to do adequate work in 15 months on such a complex project. They also do not believe that the board has the capacity to carry out the environmental assessments that used to fall under the purview of the federal and provincial environment departments.
How can you earn social licence with a regulatory organization and a process the population does not trust, especially the eastern part of the country, which has never seen major projects like the ones being proposed?