Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The purpose of amendment BQ‑3 is to meaningfully recognize and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; it recognizes that the government has some performance and accountability obligations. We must also see positive changes in the various aboriginal communities.
Moreover, on a first-come, first-served basis, if our amendment passes, the NDP amendment will lapse. We feel that the word “recognized” should be part of the amendment. This is why we are introducing a new BQ‑3 that incorporates the words “recognized” and “implemented”.
Therefore, the line would read: “which must be recognized and implemented in a meaningful way”. You can see it in the new version, amendment BQ‑3.