Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the committee for allowing me to sit in for my colleague, Mr. Garrison. I'll do my best here.
NDP-1 is an amendment that Bill C-9, in clause 12, be amended by replacing the line 13 on page 6 with the following:
alleges sexual harassment or that alleges discrimination—or improper conduct that is substantially similar to discrimination—
I believe this was based on a concern brought to the committee by the National Council of Canadian Muslims, which appeared before you as a witness during the consideration of Bill C-9.
The goal here, if I understand it correctly, is to avoid complaints being summarily dismissed at the screening stage. It's to ensure that complaints are heard and investigated through that first stage, to increase public confidence in the process. I think that's a summary of why that amendment was brought forward.
Thank you.