Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm happy to address that. The chamber does not object to the use of administrative monetary penalties. They're a tool used in regulatory environments throughout Canada and elsewhere. As you've alluded to, there are some details around the timing that we think need to be adjuste

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have two comments. One is that Nunavut is different from NWT and Yukon. There are distinct differences in the remoteness of the communities. Yes, it's a matter of degree, I suppose, but if you were to look at this from a broader point of view, I think that the north and the sou

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I could start with a comment, and Ms. Kingston could add. There is no hesitation by industry to pay its fair share of the cost of moving through a regulatory process related to any project. What is troublesome to industry is the fact that in Nunavut the costs of these processes

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's one approach. Depending on where this legislation is going now, it probably is going toward dealing with it in regulation somehow.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That is what industry does do. Industry will pay for its fair share of the regulatory expenses of approving a project. We want to see that it is not borne inappropriately.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I guess we hadn't come prepared to talk about community funding. We're here principally to talk about the issues as presented in the legislation.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Of course.