What I would say is that there was initially some consideration of having this rest with the board. However, through consultations it was made clear to us that it would be inappropriate to have the decision of significance rest with the board. That concern was put forward to us by the board itself, as well as by first nations. It is because the board is a recommending body, and it is the decision bodies that actually make the determinations on projects and on those recommendations. Therefore, the decision of a determination of significance more properly rests with the decision bodies. Depending on where a project is located, a first nation could be a decision body, as well as a territorial minister and, in very limited circumstances, a federal minister.
On April 21st, 2015. See this statement in context.