Environment committee  I think there are different parts to the answer. The first is that cumulative effects do need to be assessed, whether it's small hydro or anything else. The best place to assess those, in our view, would be to use regional assessments, which this act provides for. There are mu

Environment committee  This act does provide for regional assessments, and that would be the best place, in our view, to do a cumulative for a region. Small projects are the second aspect of that. If there's a small project that has a larger than normal or unusual potential for impact compared to othe

Environment committee  That's a good question. I can't comment on the Site C specifics.

Environment committee  Having a federal review that covers the range of issues and if it's a pan-Canadian issue, which transboundary is, then having the federal process do that would make sense.

Environment committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm Ed Wojczynski, president of the Canadian Hydropower Association. With me are Genevieve Martin of BC Hydro, who is chair of our regulatory processes working group, and Pierre Lundahl, our chief consultant with the Canadian Hydropower Association. Th