We don't support this amendment, but we appreciate the direction that Ms. May is attempting to bring us in terms of ensuring the appropriate use and protection of indigenous knowledge in all acts in the bill.
There are a bunch of relevant government member motions that either have been brought or will be brought, in particular, amendment LIB-4, which provides a definition of indigenous knowledge, and amendments LIB-20, LIB-38, and LIB-39, which require reports to set out how indigenous knowledge is used and also ensure that this knowledge is protected.
Amendments LIB-63, LIB-125, and LIB-88 would require that, before indigenous knowledge is disclosed, the minister will consult the person or entity who provided it as well as the person or entity to whom it would be disclosed—this is going, a bit, to Mr. Fast's comment.
Amendments LIB-65, LIB-126, and LIB-89 would allow for conditions on the disclosure of indigenous knowledge in light of consultations with the person or entity who provided it, as well as the person or entity to whom it would be disclosed.
That's all on top of the number of motions to change terminologies in the bill from “traditional” to “indigenous” knowledge. We're confident, as government members, that we're engaging on this indigenous knowledge issue in a comprehensive manner and we're confident that it's going to be incorporated appropriately.