Madam Speaker, the speculation and fearmongering that is coming from the other side is a bit rich.
As I said in my remarks, the opportunity for the minister to actually request that the panel reconsider their decision is not a veto. The word is “reconsider”. I think it is really important that as we go through this process, one of the things we heard, clearly, from Canadians is that Canadians want to have input. Canadians want to be involved. Canadians want this process to be transparent.
They do not want it behind closed doors, as it was under the previous government. We know what happened with northern gateway, where the courts clearly said no, because there was no consultation, not enough consultation with Canadians and indigenous peoples.
This is about opening the door, and making this process more inclusive and more transparent. I hope the member opposite will join us in seeing the value in that position.