Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. In the blackline version, there's a suggestion to allow for those laws. Also I think there's the onus on whose needing to address it, and having impermissible reasoning will stop some of the binding precedent.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What I see is that courts will be called to interpret this and they'll be looking at what came before, so having that language clear so they can see they're supposed to be doing something different here is going to be crucial when there's disagreement.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think that drawing on the American experience can be helpful here. Certainly having support for interpreting and understanding this, for workers, for indigenous peoples as well, will be very important.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are similarities. A few of the things that have been brought here recognizing that inherent jurisdiction are similar to the Indian Child Welfare Act. The placement priority in this act is similar to the Indian Child Welfare Act. They also have a placement priority. I do t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll pick up on talking about the issue of best interests of the child in the national standards, and I'll also talk about jurisdiction and some suggestions for strengthening this bill so its intent is met. Best interests of the child, we firmly believe that without some strong