Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for appearing today.
I have a brief question, and the balance of my time I'd like to cede to my colleague Mr. Calkins.
If I'm hearing correctly, there's a call for increased consultation with first peoples and the government in this process. Yet I know we've heard criticism from other witnesses that in fact timelines are taking far too long to protect species. I'm having a little trouble squaring the circle between the two. I hear the call for more consultation, and it sounds like more time, yet we heard criticisms saying it's already taking too long.
How do we accomplish both in some fashion? Can you take a stab at that for us?