Yes, Madam Chair.
I'd like to follow up on the parliamentary secretary's comments to the effect that Ms. Jolibois was open to the idea of marking the commemoration aspect, in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action 80. However, these adjustments were made quite hastily. I want to stress that we believe in doing things properly. We heard from witnesses about how significant these events are. I appreciate the importance Mr. Boissonnault attaches to education, but there was some confusion as to the date of the holiday. The key stakeholders weren't consulted. We heard from members of the indigenous, Inuit and Métis communities.
For that reason, even though we've always been in favour of the principle behind the bill, we can't support a last-minute amendment. Consequently, we will abstain from the vote on this last-minute change altering the purpose of the bill.