I think regional assessments are very important and they should be included within the bill. I think it's incumbent upon Canada to ensure that the jurisdiction is not only related to reserve lands, but that you're also looking in terms of what's contained within Treaty No. 8, for example. Our right to hunt, trap, and fish, for example, is guaranteed and enshrined in our Constitution and any effects on those rights and our ability to practise those rights should be assessed.
Right now in the Athabaska River, for example, the river contains fish that we are not allowed to eat. That's the result of industrial activity. I think the environmental assessment act should contain some language that would address those types of issues of how it affects our treaty rights even though it's not directly on federal lands. These impacts occur outside of federal jurisdiction. They occur within provincial jurisdiction, and therefore, they should be assessed in relation to the environmental assessment act.