Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I certainly appreciate the mover's intentions, and one might think that by me supporting the previous amendment that the presenter put forward that not supporting this one might seem odd, but the previous one was clearly a case where I felt that the Minister would give notice about a change in regulation, allow the opportunity to hear from the governments on that regulation, and then may consider it if he or she so wishes.

In this instance, as the presenter has suggested, really this gives the Minister another layer of power if he shall so choose. However, the concern is, with me, on "the Minister may enter into one or more agreements" sets a particular expectation from any reader of this particular law to say that they will expect that the Minister will go down this road. I feel that that might even put some possible undue pressure on the Minister if that were to happen.

This act is layered throughout the whole entire act with the opportunity for engagement, and I would argue or suggest that the act in its entirety in fact is about the coming together of governments in the interest of developing protected areas. So, while I appreciate that a number of Indigenous governments and stakeholders identified the need to be further involved in regulation-making and I fully appreciate that, I still think that this act unto itself will allow for numerous opportunities for the government to be engaged, and they will certainly let it be known what their thoughts and feelings are on how regulations should pan out at the opportune times of when they consult as it relates to this act. Thank you, Mr. Chair.