Gaining concensus sounds great until you look into what is meant by this call for general agreement. If the Minister fails to define the parameters for his request for consensus then It has no meaning, it is then just a platitude.
The next question is what if there is no concensus to whatever is put to this meeting?
Will that mean that the Minister is off the hook and can just walk away?
Is it reasonable that the various groups can get there opinions ready in a short space of time to properly reflect the views of their members?
no doubt there’s going to be some pretty fast footwork.