Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, Ms. Duncan has grossly overstated the application of this amendment, since it only applies to subclause 9(1). It really only applies to the issue of a right to a healthy and ecologically balanced environment. It does not, for example, affect the obligation in subclause 9(3) of the Government of Canada to be the trustee of Canada’s environment and all that flows from that.
The amendment does help to protect provincial jurisdiction against the problems this act will create, and to that extent, it does a good job. If it only went far enough, I would support it, but it doesn't quite go far enough.