In these particular instances there is considerable doubt that the absence of legislation like the Nunavut Waters Act, and before it the NWT Waters Act, would allow counsel to give that opinion, simply because there is no underlying statute that counsel could refer to in forming the opinion that there is a permit.
Dans ces cas particuliers, il est fort improbable qu'en l'absence d'une loi comme la Loi sur les eaux du Nunavut et, auparavant, la Loi sur les eaux des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, un conseiller juridique puisse donner une opinion favorable.