Mr. Martin Reiher (Senior Counsel, Operations and Programs Section, Justice Canada) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

There are certain paragraphs of this proposed amendment that are clearly broader than the scope of the Canadian Human Rights Act, I can say that.

For example, new paragraph 67(1)(e) refers to “matters of concern and priority to the community”. As Mr. Hendry mentioned earlier, the Canadian Human Rights Act deals essentially with employment and service provision. This would seem to be broader.

I won't say I'm an expert in procedures in front of this committee, so I won't make comments that relate to parliamentary procedure, but in terms of the scope of the Canadian Human Rights Act, I can definitely tell you that it seems to us that the amendment would be broader than the Canadian Human Rights Act.