Thank you.
Proposed section 4 of the bill is a very broad non-application clause. It's unclear, because schedule 2 has yet to be defined, whether this would remedy any of the concerns that Inuvialuit have brought forward on the issue of the application of the act to this region. Instead of applying to jurisdictions, which is what Inuvialuit have over their land and region by virtue of the IFA, this clause applies simply to land.
The text we're recommending is to improve the clarity of that clause in order to provide for a carve-out, as Mr. O'Connor called it, or a non-application to those jurisdictions that have land claim agreements that have impact assessment systems within them.