Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you to the minister for appearing.
This is a bill that we've had a great interest in as we continue to work through the process, and we thank all those in attendance today for their keen interest in the path.
One thing that we've been hearing, Minister, quite a bit from Métis and first nation voices is the fact that consultation was not done properly. I do understand that this piece of legislation affects the governing of MN-S, MNO and MNA in how they govern their members, look after the children, etc.
Having said that, leading up to this process, there were groups—the Chiefs of Ontario for one, and Métis groups—that were raising kind of a red flag, if you will, for lack of a better word, that the consultation was not done properly in order to ensure a smooth passage of this legislation.
Given the fact that this legislation was delayed a number of times, how was consultation missed in those key months?