Mr. Nelson Barbosa (Director General, Community Infrastructure Branch, Department of Indigenous Services) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Thanks for the question. Good morning, everyone.

The act is clear in terms of the provisions and law-making ability of first nations—what law-making ability they have and their ability to entrench laws on their lands.

Then, to the point of protection zones, again, it's about coordination of laws, and that could be among first nations as well, as we discussed.

I believe, to your point, that much of the clarity of law-making is already well entrenched in the legislation itself.