Thank you, Chair.
Minister, you have clearly outlined the catastrophic, tragic loss of those 16 LNG projects that, in fact, have been cancelled over the last 10 years of this Liberal government, with billions of dollars lost. The story that you've told about indigenous people and partners on LNG Canada is, of course, exactly the story of the development of Alberta's oil sands, which I know you know well.
I just want to put on your radar that in the debates on Bill C-5, I raised the point that judicial decisions say the decision-makers must be at the table in a two-way dynamic with indigenous communities. I proposed amendments to safeguard this issue in Bill C-5. The Liberals defeated my amendments. I fear that decisions that are going to come out of Bill C-5 will be challenged in court, precisely because the Crown is not taking on its duty to consult to get these projects done in a good way. I just want to flag that for you.
Since you mentioned real proponents and real projects, I need to get back to the issue we discussed before that you raised. The trouble for Canada, which is urgent, is that 21 real projects are stuck at the Canada Energy Regulator right now, eight projects are stuck at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and 43 real projects with real proponents are stuck at the Impact Assessment Agency.
You said during the debates in June on Bill C-5 that this bill “allows us to do all the things we need to do in one centralized place, under one set of timelines, and to take those learnings to go back and deal with the other acts over time.” Since 72 projects are in limbo right now with only 11 referrals and no clear path to construction in sight, when will the laws and regs that are listed in Bill C-5, which you've designed to do a workaround, be fixed for everyone—all proponents in all sectors—to attract investment and jobs to Canada and give confidence in Canada as a place to invest and build in?