Environment committee  Actually, I'll ask my colleague Brent Parker to comment on the grant and contribution programs and where those dollars are going.

Environment committee  It was meant to support our partner in the portfolio.

Environment committee  After the old process is over, the projects will be subject to the new act.

Environment committee  Yes, that's right. Under the new process, the agency, the proponents, and our federal partners have more obligations, and we need to get involved earlier in the process. We have received additional resources on a project-by-project basis to manage these new responsibilities.

Environment committee  It would be something that would be considered throughout the evaluation process. As we look to determine whether a project is in the public interest and look at the potential mitigation measures, we would need to assess the environment.

Environment committee  I think we would want to look at including a sunset clause in most, if not all, of the projects as we move forward, just because the environment does change and projects do change. We would want to be sure that any mitigation measures that we were to look to put in place would re

Environment committee  Certainly, as we look at potential mitigation measures and the climate plans that are in place in individual jurisdictions, we want to, as we go forward, ensure that climate plans are consistent with our overall obligations. We would be looking at each individual project and the

Environment committee  It would be a consideration, but so would cumulative impacts—looking at the broader cumulative impacts of development in the region.

Environment committee  Because they haven't ratified the treaty, we would not have a specific obligation under the Espoo Convention, but we have bilateral relations that we have established with the U.S.A. over the years. Many times we have a project that has potential trans-boundary effects. Through t

Environment committee  Similarly, through Global Affairs and through the State Department, we have bilateral arrangements to inform each other of projects when there are potential trans-boundary effects.

Environment committee  Certainly, to the extent that provincial governments have regulatory mechanisms or tools in place to mitigate project-specific impacts, they are something we would consider. Any time we see a potential for impacts in federal jurisdiction, we have an obligation to look at measures

Environment committee  Impacts on water and water levels were looked at through the review panel process. There are also mechanisms in place to look at the cumulative impacts of various provincial agreements between Alberta and B.C., looking at impacts on water flows on the Peace-Athabasca delta. Var

Environment committee  As Jennifer mentioned earlier, through the new process we have an obligation to put in place a collaboration agreement for every review process. We would sit down with each province to look at how we can collaborate to address the interests of each jurisdiction.

Environment committee  It was not necessary, but advisable.

Environment committee  There are a couple of different factors there. They must comply with the requirements under the framework they're being evaluated under. A court would need to look at the criteria under that framework; they wouldn't be able to utilize a new, different test.