Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Amendment BQ‑33 proposes that Bill C‑61, in clause 39, be amended by adding after line 23 on page 18 the following:
(c) that the corporation may, at any time, make a special report to Parliament referring to and commenting on any matter within the scope of the powers and functions of the corporation where, in the opinion of the corporation, the matter is of such urgency or importance that a report on it should not be deferred until the time provided for transmission of the next annual report of the corporation; and
(d) that the corporation must publish on its website, in both official languages as well as in any Indigenous language of its choice, every report it provides to the Minister within 10 days after it is tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
As we saw in the previous amendment we just voted on, this one specifies that it must be done in both official languages and in any indigenous language the organization chooses. That said, we're giving the commission the right to inform us of any important or urgent situation that cannot wait for the next annual report. That's to ensure transparency and good cooperation with first nations.