Yes, I understand all that and I think those are important considerations. They still don't excuse the fact that it took them going to the media and threatening to dredge it themselves, to which the department responded that they would throw Chief Adam in jail if he tried to dredge the port. It took all of that for you folks to get back to these nations to say what the issues with dredging are and what the challenges are.
It's such a statement about the state of reconciliation that first nations expressed concerns and they just got radio silence back. I just don't know what to say about that. It's so incredibly frustrating.
I see the red card, Mr. Chair, so I'll cede the balance of my time to the next questioner, but I'm baffled.