Natural Resources committee  Just quickly, it's definitely the same concern we have, but more so domestically in terms of what constitutes that $100,000 threshold. Is it a series of continual payments up to that threshold; over what time period; for what aspects? The definition of a project becomes a little

Natural Resources committee  I agree and I think we're both saying the same thing. I think we're aligned on the principle of what we're trying to achieve here. I don't think this is a rationalization. I think we're talking more about the mechanics of getting there the most efficient, effective way possible,

Natural Resources committee  It would have to be justified, and rationalized, and proved, yes, no question about it.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we would think so at this point, given that ministers' orders are somewhat transparent, or we expect them to be transparent themselves. If there's a rationalization for a minister ordering or allowing a variance in one of the provisions, then that would be a way out for ever

Natural Resources committee  We've made it pretty clear in our consultation with government that this is a rare occurrence, and what we've suggested is that when it does occur and we could rationalize that, to come with the right evidence and proof of that, then there should be an avenue for us to have that

Natural Resources committee  I will add to that, if I could. You're right to interpret that at least our sector, the oil and gas sector in Canada, has an outstanding reputation in terms of our contributions to the socio-economic fabric of Canada. We see some of the opportunities here domestically—to be able

Finance committee  Certainly. First of all, we look at the changes to some of that legislation and we see continued good environmental performance. There are some process changes that we believe took place in those two acts. We're very supportive of the new Fisheries Act, for example, because we

Finance committee  That's certainly not our view. One issue that we see in the Fisheries Act, though, and I'm alluding to the second part of your question, is that it's a piece of legislation that doesn't have a lot of regulation written yet. For it to be an effective piece of work, we would like

Finance committee  Certainly we've advocated and structured our position on greenhouse gas emissions policy for Canada around three key areas. The first is to keep an eye on the competitiveness piece for the sector. The second is accepting and being responsive to the social licence issues related

Finance committee  That's a difficult thing to answer for a specific company.

Finance committee  I think we would support proceeding, given that we would fully expect not only the industry but the project proponent itself to carry through with whatever requirements are put in place to try to increase their social licence. Will it get through the permit process? We haven't

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Certainly. We've been spending a lot of time on the Species at Risk Act, trying to get it more functional. Our view is that it is a pretty significant constraint not only on the land base but also on Canada's reputation. Concerning the performance on SARA, with over 500 specie

Finance committee  I wouldn't restrict it to being unique around the Fort McMurray area. Certainly, other parts of the country have the same ethic and desire concerning those species.

Finance committee  Very much, very much; so we believe it's a good opportunity to increase performance on SARA.