Thank you, Chair. I certainly can.
This is CPC-17. I think this is an absolutely critical amendment. We heard from indigenous leadership just this week about how siloed the government continues to be when it is working through critical issues. This government moved the UN declaration forward. This is part and parcel of having some recommendations from the Crown-indigenous minister at the table.
My big disappointment.... I know the Bloc had put forward thoughtful amendments. The Green Party has put forward thoughtful amendments. Certainly, we've explained our amendments and put them forward in good faith. It's disappointing when it's very clear that the Liberals and the NDP have a plan, and they don't even give the courtesy of a response to why they will not support a particular amendment. In my experience, at least the government has given a one-line response, saying that they can't support this for reason X.
We're not even seeing that, so clearly we have a collusion process happening here that has excluded the Bloc, the Green Party and the Conservatives.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.