That addresses for the most part the consultation element of it, but I'm going to get back to the actual portion that could be construed as a decision-making right, which could be incorporated into the act if in fact Ms. Duncan has her way and UNDRIP and FPIC are incorporated into the legislation.
I'm hearing none of you say that free, prior, and informed consent is fully baked into the current version of the bill. I'm not suggesting it should be, but obviously the minister is considering it because she said right here at the table that she was prepared to consider it.
Given that fact, and given that this should come as no surprise to any of you, has any legal analysis been done on whether fully incorporating FPIC into this legislation would represent a veto right for first nations?