Environment committee  I think if the CEA Agency was empowered and staffed properly to do the work it needs to do, then either a list or a non-list approach could work.

Environment committee  There are lists at the federal level. There's the law list regulation. To answer your question, we really think the provincial and federal environmental assessment legislation should mirror each other. That may mean that it looks duplicative. For example, we think the federal p

Environment committee  In the process itself, the questions and expectations for answers are extremely detailed. While we recognize the importance of those questions, we would also want the CEA agency to take a lead role in saying, “We need to keep on going. You need to accept that there is a preferred

Environment committee  --up front. Due to costs, any proponent for a major project will not want to do detailed design work for more than one alternative. We want the CEA Agency to kind of review the extent of the information, ask up front, and then take a lead role in saying, “Yes, we understand you

Environment committee  We consult with our members. We have various technical committees. We didn't have a lot of time to consult for this appearance, but we did put out a general notice to all the members of our technical committees asking them to provide their input. We also sat down with a prominent

Environment committee  For major expansions of treatment plants, usually there is a federal trigger, which can be through different processes, such as if the project involves an impact on federal lands, if a project is receiving infrastructure funding from the federal government, and if there is the ne

Environment committee  That was before my time, and I do believe the reasons were quite political between the federal government and the Government of Quebec at the time. I wouldn't presume to provide any commentary on why there was no signing of the environmental accord at the time.

Environment committee  Sorry. I didn't quite get the question.

Environment committee  Yes. That came from the senior staff person responsible for the project, who is still working for Halifax Water.

Environment committee  I'm not aware of any cancellations; however, there have been considerable delays to projects.

Environment committee  It depends on who's been contracted to do the work, whether it's public sector or private sector firms or consulting firms.

Environment committee  No, I don't.

Environment committee  No, I think the act itself is accessible and transparent. I believe public participation in the act may or may not be encouraged, depending on which way a project is screened, whether it's just a screening process or whether it goes through to a comprehensive study or has been re

Environment committee  Hi. Thank you very much for this opportunity. I am Jennifer Jackson, executive director of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association. The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, or CWWA, as we are more colloquially known, would like to present our views on the statutory