Thank you, Chair.
This amendment, like others before it, comes to us from the testimony we heard from the Six Nations of the Grand River. In this case, it mirrors the language they were pushing to have included in clause 26, which we spoke about last night, when it comes to removing “best efforts” and increasing the responsibility of the minister to ensure that access to clean drinking water is provided.
This is the section on funding. The current text in the bill states, “The Government of Canada must make best efforts to provide funding”. The amendment would remove “make best efforts to”. This would clarify the bill and increase the responsibility of the Government of Canada.
With this amendment, the new text would read as follows:
The Government of Canada must provide funding that meets the needs assessed in the framework referred to in subsection 27(1).
Thank you, Chair.