I have the floor.
It says: The Conservative government has created a new rule requiring those who simply wish to write letters to the National Energy Board to obtain the board's approval in advance....it's hard to accept that members of the general public who feel they have something to say need to prove their bona fides before sending in a letter. The board is being asked to use its time to read 10-page application forms full of detailed information, which may include curriculum vitae and references. This seems less like streamlining than a form of silencing....The application form for letter-writers and potential interveners (who were, quite properly, screened in the past) became available on April 5, and the deadline for getting the applications in is April 19.