I think that Ms. Briño's answer gave us a rather clear idea of the problems we have seen, in particular the fact that companies were sometimes not really ready to get involved in the environmental impact assessment process.
Often companies have come unprepared for an environmental impact assessment. This isn't necessarily large multinational companies; they are typically well prepared. Oftentimes companies, particularly the smaller ones, haven't done all the necessary studies and are requested by panels to go back and provide complete information so that their project can be assessed. That is what causes delays.
There is great politics being played right now around the impact of consultation on timelines. Clearly, that issue is centred around Northern Gateway. Leaving aside that particular issue, it is not consultation that is slowing processes down. Oftentimes it is companies that simply haven't done their homework prior to the environmental assessment process being undertaken.