President Clayton has asked that I respond.
Yes. Because we have a modern treaty, part of the treaty has a chapter called the environmental assessment and protection chapter. It outlines the rigorous requirements that would be undertaken in any project that's considered for the broader Nass area—that's the 26,000 square kilometres that President Clayton was referring to.
It requires a full assessment on the environmental impacts of any project in the Nass area, that there be a full assessment on the economic, social, and cultural well-being of Nisga'a people, and of course there has to be an assessment of the economic opportunities for Nisga'a people and the Nisga'a Nation to thrive in their territory. The treaty provides for that.
As we've said in our remarks, this is a modern treaty. It was negotiated after 113 years of struggle by the Nisga'a Nation, and it's protected under the Canadian Constitution. We're here to urge that before this bill goes further, the House of Commons considers ensuring that if a moratorium is to be placed on the north coast, which we say is unfairly discriminatory toward people in the north but if there is, there should be a carve-out for the area that's covered by the Nisga'a treaty. We want to work with Canada as our treaty partner to see if we can get the balance right by using the treaty—