Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  You were talking about subclause 3(a) of the bill, correct?

Canadian Heritage committee  So we are talking about paragraph (b) of amendment LIB-3.

Canadian Heritage committee  I just have to clarify a few things, if you don't mind. The Liberal amendment refers to “acquire or reacquire Indigenous human remains or cultural property”. The part about “human remains” seems to have disappeared in this case. Is that your objective?

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. Then it needs to be reworded. I will try to rework the text to have something comprehensive, but it will take me a few minutes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Amendment LIB-3, point (b), proposes to amend the bill by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 2 with the following: acquire or reacquire Indigenous human remains or cultural property; We will replace that with: acquire or reacquire, and maintain, control and protect Aboriginal

Health committee  We need to do so because of the lines.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's an unusual request. I've been here 18 years, and it's a first for me, hence the time required to give you an answer. We don't have a straight answer for you, as it stands. We have to go in parallel with what the chamber does. It's possible to pass a piece of legislation in

Canadian Heritage committee  No.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can read it if you like.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm just going to read what the final version would look like. In English, it would be “assess the status of distinct indigenous languages”. The French would read: « évaluer le statut distinct des langues autochtones ».

Canadian Heritage committee  It would be in paragraph (b) of amendment PV-2, replacing lines 35 and 36 on page 4 with the following: “tural activities—including language nest, mentorship and immersion programs—to increase the number of new speakers of indigenous languages, to create new speakers, including”—

Canadian Heritage committee  No. It's deemed to be moved.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's the same thing.

Canadian Heritage committee  If you want to propose amendment 10.1, it would become the new clause 24.1.