For example, the bill affects one aspect of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. We've also put in place an action plan that deals with this bill and that requires us to move forward with this provision. So this affects one of our task lists.
Since this motion was unanimously adopted in the House last week, it shows very clearly that, for all parties, it's important to always ensure that we don't derogate from laws that protect indigenous rights, whether it's constitutional legislation or treaty legislation, some of which was passed 200 years ago. So it's symbolic, but it also affects the interpretation of the laws. When a court looks at a situation, if there's an interpretation that says indigenous rights will be abrogated and another interpretation that always preserves those rights, the court will always choose that interpretation. We'll interpret our own laws in light of that latter interpretation, which protects those rights.
It's extremely important for all the indigenous peoples we consulted, whether it be first nations, Inuit or Métis, to pass this amendment and advance reconciliation.