The 1(c) is the 1.3. It is the view of a number of witnesses that the second paragraph of the preamble was limiting. At the end it says:
...and the [now indigenous] knowledge of the Indigenous peoples of Canada into decision-making processes related to designated projects.
We would like to take out the latter words, “related to designated projects”, and leave “decision-making processes” as is. Again, that is because this bill also deals with strategic and regional assessments, which don't necessarily deal with designated projects.
It should say that the Government of Canada recognizes that impact assessments provide an effective means of integrating scientific and indigenous knowledge into all processes for impact assessment, not just the review of designated projects.
The intent is to remove those last four words, “related to designated projects”.