Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the question, but I think the point is not whether it has been abused in the past but that there is obviously concern and a lack of trust as to whether it could be abused in the future, particularly around natural resources.
The issue right now is that this was a good bill that came forth, bottom-up, from first nations as an opt-in piece of legislation. This clause would now actually be a poison pill to first nations. What could have been an excellent example of bottom-up development from first nations coming forward with an idea for a bill would now see this increased power of the minister imposed upon first nations.
It is wrong in the 21st century for us to be doing this in a top-down way. This could have been a good piece of legislation. We implore the member to implore the government to get rid of this clause that is causing so much trouble.