In the same vein, Mr. Chair, this amendment is similar, but not identical, to the Green Party amendment we heard earlier. The purpose is to add to section 5 of the Poverty Reduction Strategy—which refers to development and implementation—under clause 315 of the bill, a paragraph 5.1, which reads as follows:
The minister must undertake to ensure that the implementation of the strategy respects Canada's international human rights obligations, including those under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
I would like to see clarification of the need to ensure that these international human rights obligations are implemented.