I just thought I might say something with regard to Ms. Mathyssen's comment. She raised some concerns about the AFN and consultation with indigenous peoples as part of this. I would just refer to the paragraph proposed for the preamble of CEPA, which says that “Canada is committed to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including free, prior and informed consent”. Given that, when we're talking about interested persons in this, I don't see how that would not include consultation with indigenous peoples.
