The sunset clause is an unusual legislative provision. It is not surprising that a number of people remarked that they had not previously heard of the clause, or did not understand it, or said that they needed more information and time to consider it. Some attending the meetings in Colville Lake, Fort Good Hope, Fort Providence and Tulita expressed a desire to receive more information and a chance to discuss the sunset clause further before coming to a firm conclusion.
As a general rule, those who thought more consideration needed to be given to the issues favoured option 2. The president of the Sahtu Secretariat expressed this by saying that the sunset clause should be extended to give people the opportunity to sort it out.