Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Under the land claims agreements which have been signed by the federal government and entrenched by Parliament, there is a provision that when federal legislation affects the groups which come under those land claims they must be consulted. I have written to his colleague, the Minister of Justice, about this issue as well.
Can the minister tell the House what steps he and the Minister of Justice are taking to define what consultation is because it is causing a lot of confusion. I am afraid it will result in costly law cases if we do not have a definition of consultation under the land claims agreements.