Madam Chair, this is an amendment that would seek to amend the mandate subsection of the purposes section with a view to working towards better enhancing our commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
We heard many, many comments from indigenous representatives and organizations, and this is one of a series of four amendments that I'm bringing on this subject. It really goes straight to that bottom-line issue of respecting the federal government's commitments with respect to the rights of indigenous peoples of Canada.