Mr. Chair, I would like to thank the member for her question.
The difference in wording concerns whether to proceed with a regulatory process before the consultation period.
Given the number of stakeholders involved and the fact that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's regulatory processes are generally open to everyone, the possibility of bypassing a regulatory phase in order to try to specifically include the parties could lead to certain barriers in the regulatory process. Slightly more flexible wording that helps to bypass the regulatory phase before the consultation period would be more effective.