Thank you.
On the topic of consultation, I want to remind the committee of what Charles Dent of the Northwest Territories, who testified before us on April 26, said:
We're concerned by the manner in which this bill will insert federal influence into an area of jurisdiction that is exclusively provincial and territorial in nature. That this is proposed with no consultation with our territory is unacceptable. Just as our government consults with aboriginal governments when appropriate, such as when considering a wildlife act, we expect and deserve the same consideration from the federal level.
Clearly there is a lack of consultation. Whether we're looking at it with aboriginals or with provincial governments, it's not there. That speaks to one of the underlying problems with this bill. Obviously that's going to be one of the pitfalls.