Thank you, Mr. Chair, as no one else was intervening.
I again appreciate the concerns raised. I reiterate my belief that without provincial and territorial agreement, this bill will become almost unenforceable.
I'd say as well that I take the concerns raised by Mr. Battiste, but I don't believe there are just financial or industry incentives for provinces to want to maintain authority over certain lands or waterways. I mean, many provinces have very robust wildlife management strategies in a number of areas like that, areas that are already being protected in their own right.
I do have a very great concern with the federal government being able to define a protection zone without.... Again, we're not getting to the definition of it here in this legislation, nor should we be. We need to ensure we're hearing the voices of first nations and provinces and territories. We have to set this up in a way to be successful and to be collaborative. I do believe that this is the way forward, and I'd encourage my colleagues to vote in favour.