Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This is very similar, so I'm having these little hopeful moments after the one that was passed earlier. The current language we find in proposed subsection 48.12(9), in clause 16 of the current bill. The way it currently reads is that “Only Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province may institute proceedings to recover a loss of non-use value as described“ above.
My amendment seeks, once again, to suggest that a first nations government, as defined by aboriginal governing body found in the definition section of this act, would also be considered eligible to institute such proceedings. It's a small amendment in terms of language. It would read: “Only Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province or an Aboriginal governing body may institute proceedings to recover a loss of non-use value”, etc.