Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will support this amendment, as I did the other one. I believe there are four similar amendments, this being the second one. I want to point out that no one around the table is opposed to the principle of “nothing without us”, just as no one is opposed to the principle of “by and for” in the case of people with disabilities.
I would like to give an example related to the principle of “nothing without us”, even though it may not be relevant to the amendment. I'm wondering where the implementation of the urban, rural and northern indigenous housing strategy is at. I agree with the principle of “nothing without us”, but in Bill C-318, there is a proposal that people who care for a child who is entrusted to them for a certain period of time for the purpose of adoption in accordance with indigenous customs and principles will receive 15 weeks of benefits. It seems to me that such a proposal does not require three years of consultations.