Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We think that's a strength of the bill. The practice in land use planning in Nunavut since 1993 has been that the two governments and Inuit sign on to any new proposed plan. There are a lot of good reasons for that, not least of which is that the Inuit own 20% of the land. Insofa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On your first point, I know a lot of people believe this is the last piece of implementation legislation. I think, in fact, it's not. There's a large project involving implementation legislation in relation to fisheries in Nunavut that has not yet been completed. That legislation

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We haven't taken our analysis that far in the sense of predicting specific legal problems that could ensue. As a general proposition, it's very important that new laws, particularly laws that are there precisely to help implement the treaty, are developed in such a way as to su

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  One feature of the bill that you'll notice is that there are time limits in relation to decision-making, and not just time limits for management bodies but also government officials, which is an important feature. It's important that public sector participants play by the clock,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have just a couple of extra points. The common-law duty to consult aboriginal peoples, as you know, also includes the duty to accommodate. It's not enough to talk. It's also important to try to, where possible, achieve a result that accommodates the aboriginal party. As my co