Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As I've mentioned before at this committee, this is very far-reaching legislation. It's very encompassing legislation that deals with so many different issues that affect our country and of course the environment policies that we're trying to put forward.
I've always indicated that even though some of the legislation in the act is on the ball and we're very satisfied with it, there are many things of which I wonder whether we're meeting targets. For example, I'm not sure how we're meeting the objectives of consulting with native people and people in general.
I feel very strongly that these are things that we, as parliamentarians and members of this committee, have to discuss and about which we must also have a dialogue with our partisan stakeholders across the country. It's one of the reasons I've always felt that if we're going to put forward and review this massive piece of legislation, as we have no choice but to do under the statutes, we should make sure that we are in fact doing so properly and doing the legislation justice.
You've come before us and given us a good presentation, but there are, I think, many questions that are still outstanding and that haven't been fully addressed. Some of our targets are not being met, and that concerns me. I want to know exactly why, particularly with regard to the consultation process.
I guess what I'm trying to get at is that if we are to do justice to this piece of legislation, I think we have to have you before the committee this time, but probably several other times. I think it's very important that we have this proper consultation. So I would ask you what you see as some of the deficiencies and as things we should be working on, particularly regarding consultation with the communities.