The government claims municipalities, school boards, post-secondary institutions, and health authorities were consulted. However, these consultations have just begun - after the implementation date of April 1, 2007. For information on who was actually involved and how the agreement was reached, go to www.tilma.ca/about/keyDates.asp.
 
Council of Canadians Citizen Declaration on the TILMA (our petition is based on this declaration): www.canadians.org/DI/documents/MLA_Citizen_Declaration_TILMA_BC.pdf.
 
TILMA and Investor Rights Posted by Marc Lee on the site of Relentlessly Progressive Economics (Commentary on Canadian economics and public policy) www.progecon.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/tilma-and-investor-rights/.
 
The government claims that the public was informed about what happened in intergovernmental meetings since 2003. The following links connect to government press releases from 2003 to 2007 as found on the official TILMA site.
www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200310/15279.html
www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200405/16507.html
www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200604/19794E234DC75-C4C3-827B-FF15954C243BCDE8.html
www.tilma.ca/media_room/files/pdf/TILMABCLegislationComplianceInfoBulletin_15March2007.pdf