Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to our expert witnesses for joining us today and for sharing with us their insights.
I wish we had more time. I wish we had more meetings, and I wish we started a couple of months ago, but sadly, opposition parties filibustered my motion to bring this prestudy forward to this committee. However, I'm glad we're here.
Unfortunately, we've seen some conservative witnesses do a little bit of fearmongering with respect to their concerns around private land and hunting rights. I feel as though those concerns have been more or less debunked by experts who know how this legislation works.
I'm from Ontario, and we're fortunate in Ontario to have legislation on conservation authorities. Unfortunately, the provincial government has recently been undermining some of the abilities of our conservation authorities to do their important work.
If this bill passes, clearly it wouldn't prevent provinces from exercising their rights and doing what they would like, but I would like to know, from your perspective, what steps you believe are necessary to be taken, both provincially and territorially, in order to ensure that all groups continue to do their good work.
I will start with Chief Adamek and then go to Mr. Maharaj if that's possible.