This summer Transport Canada had a series of consultations in the north with the users of the system, with the indigenous peoples in the north, in support not only of the northern call for proposals that, as Martin said, is going to be launched later this fall, but also in support of the development of an Arctic transportation strategy and in support of Transport Canada's contribution to the Arctic framework that the government as a whole is developing. All through the summer, from June until now—I believe they're done now—there were consultations that engaged the native peoples in the north.
On September 20th, 2018. See this statement in context.