Monsieur Carrier, the situation is that the courts have interpreted what consultation means--particularly in relation to aboriginal communities, but it would be used overall in common law that there is a positive requirement to consult. And consultation means that they would have to actually get the opinion and weigh that opinion in an impartial manner. That's my understanding. But aboriginal law has transgressed to such a point, for instance, that this would be a requirement. And I think it's already in law what “consultation” means.
It's the normal, practical meaning, but it has to be more than just telling them what's going to happen. That's what happened in aboriginal cases.