But for now,
we are talking about “Parti vert”, the Green Party, amendment PV-11.
This is, I think, a very sensible proposal from West Coast Environmental Law: that whenever one of the various tentacles and arms of the federal government proposes to do something in an area that is designated an ecologically sensitive area—that would include funding decisions, activities, works, policies, whatever a different federal department or agency was doing that could affect an ecologically sensitive area—they would have to consult the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in their processes.
To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Perhaps the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans would be able to point out alternatives. Who knows? If they don't consult, though, decisions could be made before the minister has a chance to make sure they understand the importance of ecologically sensitive areas.
Anyway, the amendment doesn't say what the minister would do; it just says other departments and agencies would have to consult with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans when making decisions, within their own areas of mandate, that could have an impact on an ecologically sensitive area.