Thank you very much.
I'm basing it on the second part of NDP-1. We were under the impression that we could still make this subamendment in our deliberations.
The piece I would like to put forward is to replace line 16 on page 2 with the following:
rights, particularly such rights that are recognized and guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act; and
Essentially, the addition here is a reference to the Canadian Human Rights Act, which we believe is important grounds for court challenges. We know that to be the case from the recent historic court challenge put forward by Cindy Blackstock based on first nations' rights grounded in the Canadian Human Rights Act, so beyond the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
We are looking to include the Canadian Human Rights Act as part of this important legislation to ensure that people who are fighting for their rights, like first nations, are able to do so on the grounds of the Canadian Human Rights Act.