Maybe I could leave it with you. If there is anything in terms of measurability that's been said specifically, we'd love to know about that.
I'd like to ask you a bit about government creep. There is a tendency for departments to sort of self-sustain and to grow their responsibilities, especially when some responsibilities might have been taken away from them. I'm from Alberta and I hear a lot about Alberta projects. I hear also from some projects in Northwest Territories.
This is anecdotal so I'm asking you. We've heard about agencies like the National Energy Board that are now upping some of the regulations that companies have to fulfill which they were not enforcing previously and that go beyond what is strictly included in the 24 months. Companies are now quite concerned that the 24-month timeline might be met for just the strictest of criteria, but there are other opportunities to extend the timeframes.
One of the specific issues I wanted to leave you with and which you may be able to comment on is that the financial criteria now have been set much higher for companies participating in projects. It doesn't appear that anything has changed in the regulations, and the aboriginal companies in particular are very concerned they may be cut out of the opportunity to succeed in some of their applications.