I'll let Mr. Hermanutz or Ms. Shannon give you more details on the socio-economic aspects, but I can give you some numbers on the consultations.
Of the people who took part in the consultations, over 400 were from the forest industry and unions, some 60 were from the mining industry or were mining workers, 30 were from the tourism sector, 26 represented various municipalities, and 105 came from other sectors in the regions. In addition, 200 first nations people and 59 environmental or expert groups were consulted. In fact, we can provide you with a list of the representatives from the various municipalities, regional county municipalities, companies, associations and unions who met with us. I should add that, at the request of two indigenous communities, the consultation period was extended by one month. We held extensive consultations.
Your colleague from the Bloc Québécois told us that the solution might be to wait before tabling the order, but we've been waiting for eight years. At what point do we say to ourselves that that's not responsible, that someone at the table isn't serious? As I just said, we've been waiting eight years. You've heard several experts say that the order isn't radical, but rather a compromise. Some even think it's long overdue. It's not as if we didn't give the Quebec government a chance to sit down at the table and propose solutions. We've done so on several occasions, but it hasn't done so until now, unfortunately.