I would now like to touch on the question of putting species on the list. The act provides for a nine-month timeframe. Officials have told us that they cannot comply with that timeframe because something more fundamental has to be dealt with, aboriginal land claims.
It is almost as if the officials are telling us that they are consulting you and that they are making sure that everything is going well. But you are telling us that there is not necessarily any consultation.
Do you believe that considering aboriginal land claims and observing them is a good reason for failing to put species on the list?