Nicole Daou believes that charities have a rare opportunity to shape the consultation with government, but only if the sector comes together around its highest priorities and speaks with as much unity as possible.

Our sector isn't uniform by any means.

There's a lot of voices that need to be part of this conversation.

And I think for charities thinking about how to prepare themselves for the consultation, we're advising a lot of clients to take stock of the issues that they face in their day-to-day operations.

Where's the red tape or where are the obstacles that they're facing and really use this time to reflect on that.

And then to the extent that they can coordinate, I think the government will really appreciate that.

If we come to them through a consultation as much as possible, and it's not always possible because like I said, the sector is by no means uniform and we have different priorities.

Nicole Daou believes the consultation will be most successful if it's led not by lawyers or policy experts, but by charities themselves.