Thank you.
I think Ms. Murray is on the right track.
I just want to clarify my understanding of where we're going with this amendment. It is that in fact aboriginal land will be subject to this bill. Not only that, but if the federal government enters into an agreement with an aboriginal group, giving the aboriginal group the authority to manage the environment within a particular geographic district--as I think we do in some areas in the north--such an agreement will be liable to be set aside under this bill if a judge concludes that the aboriginal group is not fulfilling the obligations to provide a healthy and ecologically balanced environment for Canadians or to act as a trustee for Canadians and for future generations. I think because any agreement between the federal government and aboriginal groups is a federal act and is in fact within the federal jurisdiction, it will be subject to scrutiny under this bill, and if a judge concludes that it somehow represents a breach of the federal government's statutory duty to act as a proper trustee, then that judge will be empowered--and we'll get to this later--to set aside such agreements.
I just think it's important to note in this amendment, as well as elsewhere in the bill, that the aboriginal custodianship of the environment will certainly be subject to scrutiny under this bill and subject to being set aside, if we find a judge who doesn't agree with the conduct of the aboriginal group in relation to the environment.