Justice committee  That's correct. That was Justice La Forest's conclusion. In fact, he recommended that gender identity be added as a ground to the act.

Justice committee  I'm sorry, but I just don't feel that I have the ability to address the criminal aspect of this bill or the previous one, and I would feel more comfortable with the changes around the proposed amendments to the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Justice committee  We have the same information available to us. Clearly, we are disturbed by the findings of some of the reports, and certainly around issues concerning mental health, depression, and suicide—all of those statistics are alarming. Clearly, we believe that it is important to add thes

Justice committee  Thank you for your question. It's more around the debate. It is true that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal certainly has held that these matters fall within the existing prohibited grounds. There's no doubt about that. Other courts and tribunals across the land have done so. A

Justice committee  At least everyone will know that these issues are covered by the act. There won't be any discussion about it.

Justice committee  To add two new grounds to the list of prohibited grounds in the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Justice committee  That's right.

Justice committee  I really don't know the answer to that question. I think that would be a question that would be better put to the Department of Justice. I really don't know. If there's any duty to consult, I think it would be something that would be of concern to the Department of Justice and th

Justice committee  I can't recall specifically what we said with respect to consultation and obligation. If you have it there, I'm happy to hear it, but I don't recall exactly what we said about the duty to consult. I believe we discussed it in the context of the government's duty to consult. I'm n

Justice committee  I really can't comment on that. I really don't know the answer to that question. The law would apply, as I say, to first nations communities as well as to all other Canadians. I really haven't thought about whether or not a transition period would be required in this situation.

Justice committee  For the purposes of that bill and for the purposes of the repeal of section 67, we did support that transition period, yes.

Justice committee  I really can't say. I really can't speculate on whether we would or we wouldn't support that.

Justice committee  Given that it is not our bill—it's a member of Parliament's bill—I don't know whether we would engage in that unless called upon by Parliament to do so.

Justice committee  I am sorry, I do not understand the question. Could you repeat it?

Justice committee  Yes, they will.