Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll try to be quick and be done so you have a nice break in your two-minute gap here.
I would respond that this particular clause in the legislation is entitled “Consultation”. The language of the clause is:
The Minister must consult and cooperate with a First Nation governing body of the First Nation and with the government of the province or territory in which the protection zone is located before making
Our amendment adds onto this that “such regulations must be co-developed with that body”.
Without being too blunt, in my experience, the minister's and this government's response to consultation and co-operation has not been, I would say, stellar. Rather than using my opinion of that, let me read you a couple of quotes. One is from the Chief of Onion Lake Cree Nation, which is literally a couple of hundred kilometres from where I live. He says—