When reading the actual portion of this and talking about the minister's enforcement, it says, “If requested to do so by a First Nation governing body, the Minister may”. When we're looking at adding an additional layer of bureaucracy and saying that it must be co-developed, to me it seems like this only goes forward if the first nations governing body actually asks the minister to do so in regulations. It requires the consent and approval of and actual action by the first nation to action this portion of the legislation.
On November 25th, 2024. See this statement in context.