Mr. Speaker, my question and comment for the member relate to the consultation, or the lack thereof, with first nations communities.
I would ask my colleague what his views are on the fact that no consultation resources were made available to the Assembly of First Nations people. There was no meaningful engagement with the AFN and communities on the changes in the Fisheries Act. There has been no broad consultation at all. In fact, the response from the Department of Fisheries has been that the consultation process can take place when committee hearings take place.
That is not, to our understanding, what consultation with first nations communities involves. I would be interested in hearing the member's comments.