Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. This motion would require things such as land withdrawal orders to be pre-published, and we have some concerns about that, that it could lead to people obtaining interests in areas before they are off limits. For example, rumours of land withdrawals have led to mining staking rushes and the creation of interest that withdrawals are intended to prevent. Now, the motion mentions the Gazette, but that is an antiquated form of public notification. We do have the Gazette. I was over around lunch looking in the library. It does actually exist there. I do not know how many people actually look at it. I would say very, very, very few, so I do not think that formalizing a Gazette process is really very helpful in spreading the information. The department intends to involve the public, Indigenous governments, and stakeholders in its regulation-making process, and we will use more modern and accessible methods like online submissions and open houses to do this. So I think there is a better way to get this information out, and, for that reason, we cannot support this motion. Thank you.
Louis Sebert on Committee Motion 205-18(3): Bill 46: Public Land Act - Addition following clause 61, Defeated
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Committee Motion 205-18(3): Bill 46: Public Land Act - Addition following clause 61, Defeated
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