Natural Resources committee  I would echo those comments that the more streamlined the regulatory process the better. We have to have a good regulatory process.

Natural Resources committee  The first thing that has changed is optimism from the perspective of local business, and optimism then feeds into decision-making to invest in our community. The investments are very real. I think of, for example, one manufacturer in our city who manufactures custom metal fabrication components.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much to the members of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and panellists. The City of Saint John is very grateful for this opportunity today. These remarks will include four points: the Saint John context, the energy sector broadly, the energy east pipeline, and natural gas.