Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I always appreciate the desire we all have here to ensure that we have a really good system and good legislation to ensure that the system we've built through these agreements with every province and territory has sustainability and longevity to impact families in the years to come.
This is why I can't be supportive of these amendments. They go beyond the advisory role of the council. The role of the council is to collect information and advice to guide the process, but the jurisdictional responsibilities that my colleague Ms. Ferreri is talking about in terms of employment workforce and also in the monitoring and reporting on wait-lists are part of the provincial agreements. It is their responsibility to bring that information up.
The role of this council is not that of oversight or as a supervisory body. We really need to be mindful that we're entering a unique space in education with provinces and territories, and we have to be respectful of the jurisdictional boundaries. The role of the national advisory council is exactly that, advising. It is not a monitoring body, and it is not a supervisory body.
Frankly, in terms of jurisdictional responsibilities, again with indigenous communities and other communities that are part of this process, to impose a supervisory role to the council is simply not its mandate. I can't support these types of amendments.
Thank you.