Thank you to my colleague, Billy Morin, for the time.
Congratulations, Minister, on your appointment. I look forward to working with you.
Minister, we've had a number of nations here in the capital raising awareness of the fact that they were not consulted on Bill C-5. In particular, the Anishinabek Nation's grand council chief has said she has not been consulted. We have a number of others who are saying the same thing.
First of all, did you have any involvement in the consultation? I believe some are saying they had been given seven days' notice on this. Were you involved in any of the consultation, especially with this nation, and is it the plan going forward that seven days' notice is adequate consultation?