Pat Martin on An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession Reference

moved:

Motion No. 87

That Bill C-20, in Clause 3, be amended

(a) by replacing line 25 on page 5 with the following:

“to the borders of the province and, subject to subsection (3), the rights,”

(b) by adding after line 28 on page 5 the following:

“(3) The Government of Canada shall not negotiate terms of secession that will alter, erode or jeopardize the rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada unless those peoples have explicitly consented to the negotiation of such terms.”