I don't know where the delay lies, so I don't know if we can land that in the hands of the C-NLOPB , or if it's within the federal Department of Natural Resources. I'm not privy to know where those delays lie.
I do know that the C-NLOPB gets accolades around the world from the operators here for their expertise in safety and environment. They're spoken really highly of. However, as you know, Mr. Harris, they are also responsible for things like land sales and maximizing the recovery of the resource, so there was a suggestion to separate the two.
I've been saying for a number of years that we need an entity in this province that focuses solely on maximizing the recovery of the resource just like U.K. Oil & Gas Authority and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate have done. Maybe that is for the C-NLOPB as well, but with more resources. Maybe it's for somebody else in the C-NLOPB that focuses on safety and environment only.
We don't have a position as to who should do what. It just needs to be done in a manner that safety and the environment are first, and then there is that focus on developing our resources in a timely manner. I say this because when it comes to regulations—not just occupational health and safety, but also numerous other ones—with the time it takes in Newfoundland and Labrador and in Canada, compared with other jurisdictions, we are way behind other jurisdictions. That makes us less competitive.