Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll briefly repeat that my participation in these hearings is without prejudice to my rights as a member of Parliament when we get to report stage.
My amendment here, Green Party amendment 8, deals with the mandates, powers, duties, and functions of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The amendment in question here attempts to underscore core Canadian values.
For instance, at paragraph (a) of my amendment, where the current draft ends with the words “economic relations”, I propose that the act should go on to say:
ensuring that all economic relationships are founded on the principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law;
Subsequent parts of the amendment are similar in strengthening language that's already there, in terms of what are core Canadian values, such as promoting development that is socially and ecologically responsible and ensuring that development assistance also extends to mitigation of climate change and disasters caused by the climate crisis.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.