As predicted the environmental assessment process will change under the Liberals. If you recall I was concerned about this. There is no timeline given for instituting changes or what the changes will be. I hope it takes them awhile before they do change the policy. I would hope Teck would submit our application promptly because I can't believe the changes will be of benefit to Schaft Creek.

Third, the Government will prove to Canadians and to the world that a clean environment and a strong economy go hand in hand. We cannot have one without the other.

And as part of efforts to restore public trust, the Government will introduce new environmental assessment processes.

Public input will be sought and considered. Environmental impacts will be understood and minimized. Decisions will be informed by scientific evidence. And Indigenous peoples will be more fully engaged in reviewing and monitoring major resource development projects.