Mr. Tom Isaac (Senior Counsel, Negotiations, Northern Affairs and Federal Interlocutor, Department of Justice) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

It's our view that this particular amendment wouldn't hamper the operation of the bill in a technical sense. This particular provision was to gain some uniformity with the way provincial legislatures as well as the legislature of Yukon and the legislature of Nunavut are treated with regard to laws. This was put in the bill for reasons of consistency.