On amendment NDP-4, again, it's in the same light of conducting public hearings and debate throughout the land use planning process.
On conducting public hearings and debate through the land use planning process, this is about promoting public awareness and discussion. With regard to this, one of the things we've heard the government say is that the Nunavut piece of this legislation had an extensive consultation process. That's been verified by many of the witnesses; people appreciated the consultation process.
We heard the Nunavut Planning Commission talk about the importance of the work they've done. I believe they said that in 90 days they'd been to numerous communities throughout Nunavut. It is important that this aspect of being able to conduct public hearings throughout a planning process be recognized in legislation and then be appropriately funded. I won't talk about funding at this point because I'm going to get a chance to talk about that later.
This would be an important amendment so there is that clarity, that consistency, in the legislation.