Essentially the concern is with the wording of NDP-13. We didn't express any concern to the government about the intent; we simply expressed a concern about the wording.
The major concern focused on--and I'm looking at NDP-13—proposed new subsection 53.1(2), which says:
Following the designation of a region as a “significant area” under subsection (1), the Minister may
Our concern was that you would then only be able to do those things after the minister had designated the region as a significant area. Our suggestion is that we not establish that legal threshold.
So the government's amendment says:
For any significant area designated...or any other area that the Minister considers appropriate
That gives the minister a little more latitude.