Environment committee  No, we wouldn't have that, because we're contractors. The operating companies would be purchasing the leased land, doing assessments of what is there, what needs to be preserved, what needs to be watched and captured, that sort of thing. When we arrive with our equipment on site

Environment committee  We see it in our day-to-day operations, but I'm sure the operators would know about the environmental assessment stuff.

Environment committee  I have not, no. That would be the first I've heard federally of that idea. In Saskatchewan right now there's an extensive review of their environmental code going on, and that's certainly a thought that's being put forward, to provide a very structured set of processes that peo

Environment committee  I guess from the perspective of our members we have done that through the four western provinces. There is considerable duplication, but it's also just a lack of harmonization. A very simple example of that is that each western province requires each of our crew members to have

Environment committee  We could certainly look at putting something together.

Environment committee  It probably wouldn't be directly relevant to environmental assessment, though.

Environment committee  In 2009 it certainly was global. The recession was the big impact. Actually, what we are seeing in terms of the cut in well numbers is the fact that we spend a lot more time on each well now. That's due to the long reach—the horizontals and the directional drilling we do. In 20

Environment committee  We are typically conventional drilling and servicing, so that would be anything outside of oil sands. However, our members do have the ability to work the in situ work around Fort McMurray, and Lloydminster, and that sort of thing. If they are experiencing any delays in that, the

Environment committee  I'm afraid I don't know. That would be a question for the operators. We just know that there are plans, we hear about them, and then they never truly come to fruition. What made that happen could have been lack of financing or it could have been assessment timelines.

Environment committee  Absolutely. The scope of it needs to be very focused and kept tight in terms of harmonizing with what provinces have already done. Is CEAA the gap-filler or is it the overarching piece of business that needs to be taken care of? I don't think anyone believes that there would be a

Environment committee  Do they take those into consideration?

Environment committee  Absolutely.

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  Yes, it does allow for having the appropriate people asking the right questions in terms of looking at “Here's the process now, but let's look ahead”, but not.... Again, our members not being directly involved in those sorts of conversations, our presumption is that's being taken

Environment committee  As I said, we are not directly responsible for the environmental assessments. However, in terms of the time and cost of putting them together, the less efficient the process is the more expensive it becomes. I think in my remarks I referred to the window of opportunity with som