I move that clause 2 be amended (a) by replacing lines 9 and 10 on page 1 with the following:reduction and in a manner that is consistent with Canadian values, Canadian foreign policy and sustainable development and that promotes
I outlined the reason for the first two changes. And finally, for clarity, this amendment inserts the word, “promotes“ before human rights standards, underscoring that promotion is implicit in the idea of providing aid in a way that is consistent with Canada's human rights commitments internationally.
We know that those are contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. These all refer to the obligation of states to promote human rights.
I so move; and secondly, that clause 2 be amended by deleting lines 12 to 17 on page 1.