Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his question.
I have here Paul Quassa's testimony before the committee. He is chair of the Nunavut Planning Commission and he said:
This organization has been critically underfunded for nearly a decade. Industry and Inuit have told us that the land use planning process takes too long, and we agree. However, without additional resources, [they are] helpless to respond.
A bit later, he said:
...without appropriate financial and human resources and the expansion of the commission's jurisdiction to include all land, water, and marine areas...the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act...will miss the mark.
They will not be able to achieve their goal.