Let me try to address the first question about the reality of consultation and how we're going about this. I'll deal with it head-on.
I've asked one of the most respected aboriginal women in this country to be my ministerial representative on this. Wendy Grant-John is not a person with whom I have worked in a political sense in the past. She has never been involved in politics, to my knowledge, other than in her community. She is an independent, respected, strong person, and I've asked her to take this on and come back with her recommendation to me. I intend to reserve my judgment. Other people can draft as they will, but I intend to reserve my judgment until I see what she brings back to me.
I've been very clear with her as well that I expect her to.... I've asked her to consult with the critics of each of the parties that are represented in the House of Commons and to spend time talking with the critics to ensure that she hears your points of view on this. And I hope she'll come to the committee as well.
So all of that is part of a pretty extensive consultation process. Let me make one thing very clear. Consultation is a process on the road to decision-making. It is not a process to achieve unanimity, and I intend to act on this, with or without unanimity. When the consultation point has reached its logical conclusion, I will bring legislation to the House of Commons and I will fight to have it adopted by the House of Commons.
I don't want anyone to misinterpret consultation as a process to achieve unanimity on this subject. I don't think unanimity will be possible.