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Graham Paine/Metroland Canada's resource sec- tor remains a vital driver of our economy, helping to create jobs and economic prosperity not just for those who work in the sector, but for millions of Canadiansfor millions of Canadiansf across the country. These resources must be devel- oped responsibly and sus- tainably, and we must sup- port the development of the infrastructure required to ship them to markets across Canada and around the world. The oil and gas industry is Canada's largest private investor, $40 billion annual- ly. Canada is currently struggling to attract invest- ment to the resource sector. Rising costs from increased taxation, a burdensome regulatory environment, and the lack of pipeline in- frastructure is negativelyfrastructure is negativelyf affecting our ability to com- pete for the capital needed to create jobs and national prosperity. In an effort to resolve some of these issues, the government introduced Bill C-69, a piece of govern- ment legislation titled "The modernization of the Na- tional Energy Board Act (NEBA) and Canadian En- vironmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)." It seeks to overhaul both the NEBA and CEAA, changing how major infrastructure pro- jects are reviewed and ap- proved in Canada. The bill has been passed by the House of Commons and is now in its third reading in Senate. Although the Canadian chamber supports the ob- jective of a review and as- sessment process initiated by the government, the business community has a number of concerns with Bill C69 as it contains flaws that could seriously disad- vantage specific sectors. As drafted, Bill C69 could lead to greater uncer- tainty in the assessment and review processes. The new bill requires assess- ment and decisions based on broad public policy questions that are beyond the scope of individual pro- jects. It introduces longer timelines, and vague crite- ria that will increase the risk of legal challenges. Ad- ditionally, it gives the min- ister of environment and climate change broad dis- cretionary powers, which could further increase un- certainty for major infra- structure projects Unless these issues are resolved, the legislation will increase regulatory uncertainty for many of Canada's resource sectors and their related indus- tries. This uncertainty will deter investment and un- dermine economic growth and job creation. Attempt- ing to deal with the diversi- ty of projects covered by the legislation with a one-size- fits-all legislative solutionfits-all legislative solutionf is doomed to fail. To achieve its intended purpose, Bill C69 must be flexible enough to address the unique cir- cumstances of all of our re- source and infrastructure projects from ports, mining and utilities, to oil and gas, among others. Subsequently, the Oak- ville chamber is joining other chambers across the country to call on the gov- ernment to make amend- ments to Bill C-69 that will institute a regulatory pro- cess that allows for certain- ty, predictability and trans- parency. This requires clear deadlines, keeping larger national policy dis- cussion separate from the technical project reviews, and respecting provincial jurisdictions. We are call- ing on the government to get our energy resources to tidewater, starting by rec- ognizing that the Trans- Mountain Expansion is in the national interest and by expediting its construction in uncontested jurisdic- tions. Pipeline delays and can- cellations, open-ended and expensive consultation pro- cesses, and general project uncertainty have already scared off a great deal of in- vestment capital and have put many projects at risk. If this bill is passed with- out significant amend- ments, it will create enor- mous uncertainty, more red tape and increased court challenges. Not only for the energy sector but forfor the energy sector but forf virtually every major infra- structure project in Canada for years to come, threaten-for years to come, threaten-f ing our economic prosperi- ty. In a global business en- vironment, it is critical that our regulatory systems bal- ance economic growth with environmental protection and that our elected gov- ernment create the condi- tions for that sustainable growth. Faye Lyons is vice-presi- dent of government rela- tions and advocacy at the Oakville Chamber of Com- merce. CANADA IS AT AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TIPPING POINT OPINION BUSINESS COMMUNITY PRESSING FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTION, WRITES FAYE LYONS FAYE LYONS Column