Sure. As you know, honourable member, the previous version of this bill, which was amended by the Senate, included specific references to balancing this right with social, cultural and economic factors. That provision was unprecedented in the world, actually, in terms of limiting the scope of this right. I've read every constitutional provision, every legislative provision and every human rights treaty provision related to the right to have a healthy environment. That provision was an unprecedentedly narrow circumscribing of the right. I give credit to the Senate for removing that phrase from Bill S-5.
The phrase “reasonable limits prescribed by law” comes directly from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and represents something that we do with all human rights. Human rights are not absolute. There's always a balancing involved.
I think that's perfectly legitimate wording for the right.