The effect of those motions would have been to essentially take the good work of the respected leaders, the respected aboriginal Canadians who brought Bill C-20 forward to this point, and frozen it by adopting a process of consultation that would have been unworkable and would have made it impossible for the government, or frankly any government, to achieve the necessary unanimity on appointments, and that is why we did not (1100) The Deputy Speaker: The member will have another five minutes for questions and comments after question period.
Ces motions auraient eu pour effet de paralyser le bon travail des respectés leaders, ces Canadiens autochtones hautement respectés à qui l'on doit le projet de loi C-20, par la mise en place d'un processus de consultation sans issue qui aurait rendu impossible pour le gouvernement, n'importe quel gouvernement, d'obtenir l'unanimité nécessaire pour faire les nominations.