Natural Resources committee  Thank you for your question. It is important to know what the proposed agreement between Hydro-Québec and New York State is about. This is a discussion between two commercial parties seeking an agreement that would be positive and beneficial for both. When we look at it, we se

Natural Resources committee  I think the proportionality clause is one of the clauses in the existing NAFTA, and one that's been around for quite some time, with different interpretations from different perspectives. There's a perspective that would suggest that it ties Canada's hand in some way, shape or fo

Natural Resources committee  The removal of the proportionality clause essentially takes away one element of our energy policy space in its ability to be sold and traded around the world that basically had a restriction, that had a lien, if you will, that was both in an agreement with the United States, and

Natural Resources committee  I think, to take that question at a broader level, the movement of energy goods from Canada to other countries is one that's defined partly by the product that's being produced, the demand for what might be in place, as well as the existing infrastructure investments in the parti

Natural Resources committee  Have we paid for the pipeline, meaning has the transaction been closed?

Natural Resources committee  I believe the transaction has been closed, but I think the Minister of Finance is responsible for the execution through CDIC, the Crown agency that's responsible for delivering and operating the pipeline.

Natural Resources committee  The Crown agency is run through its own separate board of directors, but I'm getting to the margins of my knowledge base here, given that it's the Minister of Finance's officials and whatnot. It's run through, as I understand it, a separate board of directors. It has its own, if

Natural Resources committee  I can speak to one part. Natural Resources Canada has a bilateral relationship with Mexico, and on an annual basis we exchange with each other. The regulators similarly exchange with their Mexican counterparts, and then we do so with the indigenous affairs group. We've brought C

Natural Resources committee  It's a good question. Maybe the difference to work through is whether it's opinion or whether it's something that provides us a qualitative/quantitative sense of whether it's actually a potential rights impact, whether we're talking about a project. There are active parts of the

Natural Resources committee  I think, on this particular front, my colleagues at the NEB who do the regulatory and hear the evidence are best-served to answer your question. Terry might be able to join in from the environmental assessment point of view.

Natural Resources committee  I think the most important point is the bill has already passed the House.

Natural Resources committee  It's before the Senate, so I think senators will potentially look at that particular issue in it. Is it in the preamble, Terry? Is there reference to UNDRIP in the preamble of the bill that situates it as an overarching context? I can't remember, but I think it might have been

Natural Resources committee  There were several other significant parts of the decision. I'm sure that at some point in this discussion they may come out. We can elaborate further if time permits, Mr. Chair, when it's appropriate.

Natural Resources committee  As my colleague Terry Hubbard said, the duty is triggered when there's a contemplating conduct that potentially impacts a right. The degree to which a choice did not do something or a policy objective directly impacts the right is the conversation point. You'd probably want the

Natural Resources committee  This one is ours—