I would say that we heard repeatedly that this does not change the outcome of the bill substantially. There is no need to have this in the bill, as the declaration is something that is used in Canadian courts already as a framework. Taking this out of the bill will just clarify the fact that the declaration doesn't have any substantial effect on the Canadian law.
We're looking at ensuring that the framework comes in, not necessarily that the declaration is Canadian law. I think I've said that already. I think it's important that we don't signal that this is something new. As we heard from the department, no other UN declaration has this been applied to. The application in Canadian law of a UN declaration is novel in this bill. For clarity around drafting of Canadian law, we should just strike this out.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.