Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for being here, and for their testimony.
I missed the first hour of the meeting, so please excuse me if I repeat anything.
I come from Quebec, where people are very concerned about pipeline projects. At the moment, we have a TransCanada project and the reversal of line 9. In Quebec, people are directly affected by those projects.
We often hear that people seem to have difficulty expressing their views. People affected by the project say that they are having a hard time being heard.
The bill certainly contains some interesting elements. But it seems that some things are missing. For example, it talks about the right to consultation on environmental matters. There are environmental rights associated with the consultations, such as those with First Nations. I feel that also applies to Canadians in general.
Does the bill meet the needs for consultation? The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act has been amended to make consultations on environmental assessments more difficult.
Mr. Olszynski, Mr. Miron, can you tell us more about how the right to consultation will be respected? What are the difficulties in that regard?