Madam Chair, that was my understanding.
There is already a process for consultations in place, and they are taken into account. That renders the proposed amendment moot, because we already have that process taking place, whether it's stipulated legislatively or not. The department and the agencies and all those who are covered under these requirements are in fact doing consultations and taking those consultations into account.
Why are we introducing something that is already happening? We're trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist.