Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm happy to move CPC-2. I think, as you alluded to, co-development is an important aspect of this amendment. I think it's fairly straightforward. Clause 20 reads:
The Minister must consult and cooperate with First Nation governing bodies before making any recommendation under subsection 19(1).
CPC-2 aims to take it a step further to ensure that any such recommendation must be co-developed with those first nation governing bodies. The aim here is to ensure that first nation rights are being respected, that first nation voices are being heard. Obviously, this is a piece of legislation that the government has touted as co-developed, or close to being co-developed. We have heard conflicting reports on the accuracy of that statement, Mr. Chair, but we hope that introducing co-development in this process will help to rectify some of that and ensure that first nations are being heard on it.
I'll leave it there. Thank you.