The Red Tape Reduction Act is something that the Assembly of First Nations has flagged for a couple of reasons. One is that it's likely that different ministers will apply different standards to the benefit-risk analysis, leading to a fragmented treatment of their considerable powers of exemption.
There's a lack of an oversight mechanism that exists within the Red Tape Reduction Act. We see a prioritization of small businesses, while there are other glaring issues happening with Indigenous Services Canada that relate to red tape. For example, Jordan's principle right now has over 140,000 backlog requests, which is a result of Indigenous Services Canada's red tape, and that should be addressed immediately.
There are concerns, again, about small businesses, and first nations are looking forward to seeing how we can contribute to benefiting from reducing red tape in small businesses. It is worth noting, though, that there are children with special education needs and health needs right now who are suffering because of red tape in Indigenous Services Canada, and those issues should be focused on just as much measures to promote small businesses.