Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a question about the mandate of the National Council for Reconciliation, which is necessary but immense in scope. In addition to reporting, which we talked about earlier, one of the expectations of this council is that it will assess and “monitor [...] the progress being made towards reconciliation” and “recommend measures to promote, prioritize and coordinate efforts” towards reconciliation “in all sectors of Canadian society and by all governments in Canada.”
Can you clarify what you mean by “all sectors of Canadian society”? To me, that encompasses everything, literally.
Can you also clarify what you mean by “all governments”? Does that include municipal governments and indigenous governments as well?
In short, I would like to know what is meant in the bill when it refers to Canadian society and governments.