Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Trudel, your testimony is music to my ears. One of the biggest challenges we'll be facing over the next 10 or even 20 years will be the construction of housing and other buildings, somewhat as what you're doing based on your expertise.
Yes, the regulations are really burdensome. At the risk of exposing you to further costs, would it be possible for you to ask your lawyers to send the committee a note on how to improve all the paperwork and red tape that adversely affects you?
To what degree do you think this delays your projects? Have you cancelled any projects because the required process was too burdensome? Have you lost years? Have you lost a number of doors? We really need a lot of doors in Canada right now. Contractors like you are really in a bind that puts you behind schedule. When you're spending time completing documents, you aren't building housing.