Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you again to all of the witnesses for being here on this important discussion.
I'll go to you, Mr. Leonard.
Both you and the chief mentioned the language of “best efforts” and how vague that is. Throughout the bill, we also see many mentions of the minister having to “consult and cooperate”. However, the minister has the power with this legislation, in many cases, to unilaterally make regulations after consulting and co-operating.
Do you have any views on how vague that language is and how it is still giving a lot of control to the minister, rather than to the first nations?