Thank you for the question.
Legislative drafting is an art that I have not quite yet understood, but in working for decades now on Inuit land claims issues, I certainly understand the concept of fear-based language that allows for government to do less rather than more. This type of wording, where instead of doing an action you “attempt” to do an action, is built into a lot of the different pieces of legislation or programs and policies that we see. Ultimately, it frustrates us when it comes to implementation sometimes, because the spirit and intent often then changes drastically when these new types of words are introduced.
I don't have an official position from ITK on it, but I certainly understand that the introduction of these types of words is often done to the detriment of the implementation.