Mr. Chair, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his speech.
Tonight's debate is very emotional. We all feel it.
The hon. member told us that he is a father. As an aunt and status of women critic, my thoughts obviously go out to the mothers of these 215 children. What is sadder still is that we know that this is just the tip of the iceberg. That is what prominent representatives of indigenous communities, including Ghislain Picard and Michèle Audette, have said. In Quebec, more bodies of children who were taken from their mothers could be discovered.
On behalf of all those women who have been harmed, and knowing that indigenous women are still suffering a lot today, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls issued its final report. One of the recommendations in the report was to implement Bill C-15 and sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This is important.
The Leader of the Opposition said that concrete action is required. Ensuring that Bill C-15 moves forward is one such action.
Will his party finally recognize that it is important to sign this international declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples?