This is from Dr. Bennett regarding missing and murdered aboriginal women. This motion calls on the government to address the issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women, and to call a public inquiry into the issue.
This motion does not concern questions that are outside of federal jurisdiction. This motion does not clearly violate the Constitution acts, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This motion does not concern questions that are substantially the same as ones already voted on by the House in the current session of Parliament or preceding it in the order of precedence.
There is another motion that we're considering today, Motion No. 444 by Ms. Ashton, which contains an element calling for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Her motion, though, is much broader in scope, calling for a national action plan to address violence against women, so they're able to proceed concurrently. Also, this one comes first.
Finally, this motion does not concern questions that are currently on the order paper and notice paper as items of government business.