Mr. Chair, in this case, the change is as follows:
(2) On receipt of a notice under subsection (1), or where the Commission, the Board, a federal environmental assessment panel or a joint panel, as the case may be, determines that the proponent has made a significant modification to a project that is under assessment under this Part, the assessment of the original project..."
Here it's where the commission, the board, or a federal environmental assessment panel or a joint panel determines that the proponent.... Again, Dennis has made some very good arguments about this, and there are a couple of other points.
There is some concern that there isn't enough incentive to ensure that proponents notify the commission or board of a significant modification; that there is no penalty for a proponent who does not notify the commission or board of a significant modification; and that the commission and board, which are assessing the original proposal, have no way of knowing if the proposal they are assessing has been modified.
Again, it's clarifying roles and responsibilities, which is an important part of what NTI and others have proposed in terms of some of these amendments.