Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Parkdale—High Park for her question.
That is in fact a question that should be asked. We know that there is a direct impact on the communities in this case. We want to examine this in committee to see who was consulted and how the consultations were done.
Some band councils, including the Kahnawake and Akwesasne band councils, have said they were not consulted about this.
We want to examine the bill and see what we can do.
We must not forget that the main recommendation by the National Assembly was to initiate a consultation to find a win-win solution.
Is Bill S-16 that win-win solution? We have to wonder. That is why we want to examine it in committee.