Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just to get it clearly on the record, this was not a bill that was co-developed in a collaborative manner. I would like to ask the Minister about one issue raised with us around financial security by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency. It is my understanding that, with a recent amendment to a water licence for one of the diamond mines, there was an adjustment made to financial security when they wanted to deepen a pit. The company came forward with a financial security which was not accepted by our government, because it dealt with both land and water related matters.
Although, in this case, as I understand it, the additional security was probably less than $1 million, why is this government not accepting financial security that deals with both land and water matters, and does this bill fix that in any way? Thank you, Mr. Chair.