Ours is fairly straightforward and simple, and hopefully, we'll get support from everyone on this:
That Bill C-6, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing line 30 on page 6 with the following:
(c) acquiring or possessing a cluster
It removes in (c) the word “using”, which we hope goes some of the way to alleviating the concerns that the oppositions have. We believe this would prohibit the direct use of cluster munitions by CF personnel on exchange as a matter of law. We believe it needs to stay in paragraph 11(1)(b) in order to ensure that our members are not held criminally liable while performing their jobs, and the word “use” must remain in those two sections to ensure that our members are protected from the offensive indirect use. I'll leave it at that, and perhaps if anyone wants the experts to explain a bit more of the implications of this, they can. But we think this is a good balance in trying to reach out to the opposition and come at least part way to the position that they've held.