Thank you, Madam Minister and your colleagues from the department.
On November 21 at our first meeting, Madam Montminy was asked a specific question with respect to whether this piece of legislation addresses the issue of sex-based discrimination. You were quoted as saying, “We are confident. With these amendments, we are dealing with all known sex-based inequities in Indian registration.” Then you went on to conclude, “In terms of your specific question for sex-based discrimination, yes, this bill is addressing everything that is wrong.”
Since that time in the Senate there were submissions made with respect to what the minister was just saying. Today, about two weeks later, can you categorically say that this particular piece of legislation addresses all known sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act?