I do think that it's a very respectable entity that's done a lot of good work over the years. Perhaps the way to address that concern about perception of biases is that the way the NEB could go about building on the data that it already has amassed or is provided access to and perhaps set up a working group that includes some of the credulous parties, who don't think the NEB is unbiased, so that it's more of a joint effort from the different corners of the debate to identify the data that is useful and to continue that process.
As I've heard already this morning, setting up a whole new entity may not be in the cards because of expense reasons. The NEB already has mounds of data. They have already taken the first step towards something that could look like a national energy database. Maybe the next step involves conscripting folks to the cause that might not be in support of the cause unless they're inside the tent helping to forward the effort, as opposed to outside and shooting arrows into the tent.