So we're going from that, which I believe the government would wish to move beyond, and we would support the government in that. However, I don't think you have to go from having that level of involvement by the municipality all the way to saying we would be open to consultation, or it's contained within the environmental assessment process, or some other.... It strikes me that if this is an attempt by the government to take ownership of this once and for all, which the press release suggests with some excitement is happening for the first time, why should not the government be compelled to consult?
You may be right, Mr. Jean, on this particular point, because this may be an emergency situation, but I think the general need to compel the government to consult is interfering with the discussion on this particular piece, which may or may not require that. But I think that's the problem. The problem is that the municipality does not wish to rely on the good intentions of the Government of Canada. They want to know that the Government of Canada, in moving away from the traditional relationship on this issue to the new relationship, should consult, and should be compelled to consult, just in general, and it shouldn't get in the way of every one of these discussions.