Transport committee  I would like to add an explanation to elaborate on what I said earlier about how the regulatory process that is proposed here is the standard regulatory process that requires quite a bit of transparency. There is publication of proposed amendments in the Canada Gazette and a pres

Transport committee  I will start. Good morning, everyone. I do have a deck and I will keep it to five minutes. I think in the interest of time, I will jump in exactly to the proposed legislative changes rather than doing a long introduction.

Transport committee  I will set the context a little bit. The government has been engaging broadly over a number of years to set up and launch the oceans protection plan, and this engagement is ongoing as it moves through implementation of the oceans protection plan. This suite of legislative amend

Transport committee  There's only one presentation.

Transport committee  That was in relation to the discussion paper that was posted online and input was asked for by then, but certainly it doesn't mean that we closed consultation. We're taking input and we're taking consideration.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  I don't know the exact date, but there's a very tight time frame prior to tabling in which final amendments can still be introduced.

Transport committee  Those considerations were taken into account, yes.

Transport committee  You'd have to ask the Department of Finance. I don't know the date, but they were considered and the consultation paper was not the only part of the consultation.

Transport committee  There hasn't been a significant modernization, and this is one of the elements that we are now bringing forward.

Transport committee  That's right.

Transport committee  There has been significant consultation across indigenous groups and stakeholders over years, not just in the period of that consultation paper. My colleague wants to add something.

Transport committee  The amendments largely, for example the regulatory amendments, are rule-making authority. They're giving authority to the minister to make rules and make regulations. Going forward, any of the regulations that may be required will absolutely be going through the normal regulatory

Transport committee  In terms of the oceans protection plan, we continue all kinds of engagement and consultation. The parliamentary process when bills are tabled is absolutely another process of consultation and part of that whole discussion.

Transport committee  I can't answer that specific case question. We would have to get back to you.