I agree with your assessment that the duty to consult is important and it must be fulfilled; however, I don't think what's proposed in this legislation fulfills that criteria because, as I said in my comments, it's too vague, right? There's merely a requirement to report about progress and that this reporting happen annually. It doesn't mandate that progress actually be made. For all we know, the report every year could be “Well, there was no progress this year”.
If we really want that progress to occur, then we should set out the terms by which we are going to measure progress. What is progress? How does that look and what form does it take? Also, money talks. We want something to happen: measure it. Let's talk about money. Let's talk about the measurement of it. Let's talk about the timeline. By setting out those clear measurable objectives in that case, we may be able to make real progress.