I'll read this one out, Mr. Chair.
It would add a new component. It reads:
(1.1) The Minister shall
(a) consult with independent experts on human rights and independent human rights organizations in order to assess the impact of the implementation of the Agreement on human rights in Canada and in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; and
(b) within 60 days after this Act comes into force, cause to be laid before each House of Parliament a report on that assessment that includes the findings and recommendations of those experts and organizations or, if that House is not then sitting, on any of the first five days next thereafter that that House is sitting.
Mr. Chair, for this clause, this is an independent human rights assessment that takes place in conjunction with the putting into place of the act. As you'll recall, Mr. Chair, we've had previous testimony from human rights organizations across the country. They all support the idea of independent human rights assessments for these free trade agreements. So I think I'm speaking with the weight of the human rights community in Canada in saying that this is the kind of thing they would certainly want to see in the agreement.