Environment committee  Yes, there is provision within the act to have the act not apply within treaty areas by adding to schedule 2.

Environment committee  I'm saying that section 4, which outlines the ability to create schedule 2, should this piece of legislation be passed, offers the opportunity to have those discussions with the James Bay Cree or the Inuvialuit or other modern treaty and land claim....

Environment committee  In the definition of “jurisdiction”, actually, land claims and modern treaties are incorporated into the bill. Clause 4, as interpreted in the legislation, does give the opportunity to exclude the legislation on areas where it's so chosen to be, by adding to the schedule.

Environment committee  I'm suggesting that the creation of a schedule under clause 4 does allow for those modern treaty and land claims groups to identify the opportunity to have the legislation excluded from their territory should they choose to pursue that.

Environment committee  In terms of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, we've been having discussions with the Cree for some time in terms of situations on how to apply the impact assessment to their treaty area. I don't want to get into a long part of it, but there are different elements. Depe

Environment committee  No, I'm speaking of having the law of general application not apply within the treaty territory, should they choose to do impact assessment under their treaty legislation and not have the federal government present there. There's the opportunity to pursue that path through propos

Environment committee  It's the “non-application” clause.

Environment committee  I would turn to our Justice colleagues for interpretation of other pieces of legislation.

Environment committee  Is there anyone from Justice? In interpretation of law, I'd refer to Justice.

Environment committee  This morning, I believe, the minister said she was open to the idea of studying future amendments.

Environment committee  We have taken women and children into account in the bill. When evaluating projects, we believe that it is very important to examine the impact they will have on everyone. From time to time, we realize that there can be a social impact on the communities. Gender identity is one e

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  We talked to both women and men during our consultations. As the minister explained, our consultation had a number of steps. At each step, we heard Canadians expressing comments and a diversity of points of view. We have taken all of these comments into consideration in our anal

Environment committee  The aim of the legislation is not to impede economic development, but to implement an assessment system that could help it.

Environment committee  Yes.