A five member panel will study the National Energy Board and come up with recommendations on how it can be overhauled in the face of criticism.
The panel which includes David Besner, who chairs the New Brunswick Energy Institute, has to have a report ready for Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr by March 31st.
The National Energy Board has been criticised for having too cosy a relationship with the oil industry.
An estimate from the National Board claims the delay in reviewing the proposed Energy East Pipeline has cost $685 thousand. The hearings were suspended in August.
