Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As everyone here well knows, it was embedded in all of our ministers' mandate letters, which of course informs the direction they provide to departments. The government has been clear and provided subsequent guidance in the form of the principles and Prime Minister's statements,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  At Environment Canada, we work closely with our colleagues at Justice who are part of the department, on a case-by-case basis. As a new regulation or a new piece of legislation is contemplated, we seek advice from them on that case-by-case basis.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We get advice from them on a case-by-case basis.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can't speak to that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Brent from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is best positioned to answer the question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I guess, in short, I would say that we are moving in that direction. As was noted, it extends to the way we operate as a department, in our forward planning, as we look at the regulations that we would like to implement. This is going to be a process that is going to evolve over

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I'd like to acknowledge that we are here today on the unceded territory of the Algonquin people. My name is Dominique Blanchard. I am the assistant deputy minister of the public and indigenous affairs and ministerial services branch at Environment and Climate Change