Mr. Chair, I'll speak to amendment 5.2, which is the proposal that Bill C-469 be amended by adding, after line 31 on page 14, the following new clause 23.1:
NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA 23.1 Thirty days before seeking recourse pursuant to section 16 or 23, the resident of Canada shall provide written notice to the Attorney General of Canada.
Mr. Chair, while the bill already includes provisions to protect against frivolous lawsuits, this amendment would be an additional measure to ensure that litigation is a last resort by requiring that citizens give the Attorney General 30 days' advance notice before filing a legal action under this bill. This would provide the government the ability to take enforcement action without the need for litigation and allows for it to act as an enforcer of the law.