Thanks, Mr. Chair. We have had quite a bit of discussion around this; so I will try to keep it brief. I think that everybody would agree that we have a common and shared interest in protecting the environment and making sure that we get this very first piece of post-devolution environmental legislation right and that it should really reflect best practises.

I think it is fair to say that the one remaining area where concerns have been expressed is around ministerial authority to grant exemptions from any or all provisions of the act and its regulations. During the public review process of earlier versions of the bill and, indeed, parts of the one that are before us today, concerns have been raised around this exemption authority by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Fort Chipewyan Metis, the Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, the West Point First Nation, the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, myself, and the standing committee as well.

I agree that there have been some improvements made as a result of the clause-by-clause review, and I thank the Minister for that, but I think there is one remaining area that I would like to deal with when we get to the appropriate place in the clause-by-clause review of the bill. I think it is important that we do try to move this forward, and I think that one further improvement will even keep me happier. With that, Mr. Chair, I would like to hear from the Minister, and maybe we can proceed, unless other Members have comments. Thanks, Mr. Chair.