Certains de ces problèmes, comme la restriction des activités des gardes-pêche autochtones ou encore l'aptitude de certains groupes autochtones à participer à la gestion, étaient effectivement liés à la signature tardive des ententes, et le ministre en faisait explicitement mention dans la réponse initiale.
Some of these problems, such as the curtailed activities of aboriginal guardians and other problems with the ability of some aboriginal groups to participate in management, were related to the late signing of agreements and were identified as such in the initial response. However, in the face of failure to reach agreements at an earlier date, the department took steps to minimize these effects.
