On March 13, 2026 the Attorney General of Canada submitted its written response to the NCCC's motion for interested party status, stating the NCCC should not be granted interested party status in this proceeding. Canada argues that as the third body tasked with acting as the principal voice of the First Nations-in-Assembly in these proceedings, the NCCC’s intervention is unnecessary, disproportionate, and will result in duplication, disorder and delay.