If I might, for our honourable colleague Mr. Donnelly, the intent of this paragraph and this section is that the minister.... If I may, Mr. Chair, I will read proposed paragraph 35.1(2), which is on page 3:
The Minister may, by order, designate a marine protected area in any area of the sea that is not designated as a marine protected area under paragraph 35(3)(a) and, in that order, the Minister
Then it goes through “shall list the classes of activities”, “shall prohibit”, and “may prohibit”.
The paragraph we're talking about is (d), “may exempt from the prohibition in paragraph (b) or (c)”. It deals with foreign entities. It does not speak to Canadian or indigenous communities. Our intent on this was solely to make sure Canadian stakeholders, indigenous groups, and organizations are given the same consideration that foreign entities would be.