Rémi Massé at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On June 20th, 2017. See this statement in context.

June 20th, 2017 / 9:25 a.m.

Liberal

Rémi Massé Liberal Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC

Thank you, Madam Chair.

First, I would like to thank the witnesses from the departments who are contributing to the committee's work this morning. It is greatly appreciated.

I have a question about project reassessment and renewal.

Bill C-17 repeals section 49.1 of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act, so that a new environmental assessment is not required if a project is amended or renewed. However, if there are significant changes to a project, a new environmental assessment could be requested.

I would like to know who determines whether significant changes have been made to a project. I'd also like to know what criteria would make it possible to determine what is meant by “significant changes”.

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