There are currently no legislative tools to provide a space to align laws in the water context. Therefore, in the case of Pictou Landing and many others that committee members heard from—in Alberta, Ontario and beyond—had that space been afforded, had there been alignment of laws and a broader protection scheme that considered first nations' needs and the needs of provinces and territories, we could be looking at a vastly different Canada, where waters are safer. That is the intent.
Now, there's no guarantee that this legislation will lead to those things, but it is attempting to entrench in law a space to bring people and parties together with a single intent: safe water.