The environmental assessment process has no obligation to find the best solution for all stakeholders
The environmental assessment process is a “greedy grab” where the proponent throws consultants and paid experts into the process to see how much they can get away with.
The public is left to be on stand-by for years to respond within days when a document or report (which has been in development for months or years) is released.
There is no requirement for the process to find the best solution for a community, or even to look for some measure of balance between the needs of the community versus the developer doing as they please (that is, spending the least while taking the most).
The water and the land are public resources, yet the public has no say in how they are used. The proponent’s “public consultation” has only been them telling us what they are planning on doing.