Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We'll presume that for the public record and for anybody reading the transcripts later on, the speaker problem wasn't a problem with our previous speaker, but in fact an earpiece problem experienced by one of the members opposite. I just wanted to clear that up.
Thank you to our witnesses here today.
Of course the importance of this act isn't only about how quickly you can build a boathouse; it's also about whether something like bringing forward a proposal to twin the Ambassador Bridge would also be captured under it. It's for works big and small.
I want to start with the chart on applications that you provided for us. I want to ask you a few questions about applications that are denied. First, are the denials based on a failed EA, or are other factors involved when applications are denied?