Mr. John Smith at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On March 11th, 2008. See this statement in context.

March 11th, 2008 / 11:40 a.m.

Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Policy Development, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

For a specific project, if you amend the NWPA and the minor works are removed from the need for a permit under the NWPA, that removes one of the triggers for an environmental assessment. But on that same project, if there is federal funding or a decision by another body, the environmental assessment is still needed.

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