Environment committee  I can't opine on whether to accept it, but certainly, from a technical perspective, there is provision to be included now as a jurisdiction where there is an implication of their being involved in the impact assessment. The proposed amendment would expand that to include all muni

Environment committee  Obviously, people have gone through the transitional provisions. There are a lot of transitional provisions for agency-led assessments in comparison to either substituted processes or those that are currently led by the other responsible authorities. We've heard that concern. In

Environment committee  We started with the launch of the expert panel, which essentially was the beginning of this process.

Environment committee  I'll start with where we began, with the consultation—

Environment committee  The way in which the drafting takes place typically, which is the way it took place on this bill, is that drafting instructions are provided. They are, of course, approved by cabinet, and they guide the legislative drafters, who are housed within the Department of Justice. They t

Environment committee  The starting point was effectively the conversation that began about a year and a half ago.

Environment committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll add to that. I have a different perspective on Bill C-69. As you heard from the first panel that was here, Department of Justice and CIRNA are leading the overarching approach with the principles guiding the governments writ large, but the way in which that has tangibly pla

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Like my colleague flagged earlier, the aim is to secure that free, prior, and informed consent. There are a number of measures introduced through the impact assessment act that build a process through which we could mutually agree to a process and aim to achieve that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thanks for the question. You're right, they're in Bill C-69, when the impact assessment act is proposed. There is a new set of provisions, and they are certainly in line with, and in support of, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The agency has b

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.