Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think the idea of legislative timelines is a very good idea, or by regulation, but timelines provide certainty and clarity to the public and to interested parties in this.
In this case, this bill, again, is a bill created for use by governments and not by the public, so it is imperative that we get this nomination period over with as soon as possible so the public process can start and people can be aware of what decisions are being proposed for the shared land of the Northwest Territories.
I think putting a timeline just provides that kind of certainty, and we get beat up all the time as a government for not having regulations that have clarity and certainty, so any attempts to improve that is fine.
That being said, I support this motion in principle, but not in substance, unfortunately, because it really needs to be paired with the preceding motion that was moved by the honourable Member for Frame Lake. This removes the Minister's discretion without creating clear caveats to how that discretion will be guided, so we are in a situation here where there is not enough discretion. I feel like, working together, this would make the bill much stronger, but one of these motions, this motion on its own, I think, is problematic for those reasons. Therefore, although I support it in principle, I will not be supporting the amendment. Thank you.