Mr. Chair, I hope that the notice is not going to be on a government website and the government is going to say it has been there for months. As the minister knows, in some of our ridings the access to Internet ranges from very limited to none.
We all know that cabinet decisions are subject to cabinet confidence. As experience has shown us, this government has been remarkably expansive in its interpretation of cabinet confidence. What is discussed in cabinet meetings and even the documents provided to cabinet are cloaked in secrecy. If first nations want to know whether their rights and interests have been accommodated or even acknowledged, it appears the only vehicle for finding out is using a costly and lengthy discovery process through litigation.
Exactly what information will be available to the public on the many cabinet decisions that will be made under this legislation?