Hon. Marty Klyne: Thank you for that. Toward telling Canada’s whole story, I commend you for introducing Bill C-23, a government bill, in the last Parliament. Though it died on the Order Paper, that legislation would have ensured First Nations, Inuit and Métis representation on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. This change could be a major step toward answering Call to Action 79 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Sadly, an earlier version — Bill C-374, a private member’s bill — was filibustered in the Senate in 2019. Would you please raise with your government colleagues the importance of reintroducing Bill C-23?

Hon. Steven Guilbeault, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages: Yes, you’re right, senator. Unfortunately, the bill did not make it through the last Parliament. Since I am still the minister responsible for Parks Canada and this falls under Parks, we will work with Parks Canada and colleagues to reintroduce this bill.

Next week, on September 30, is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is the first bill I had passed in Parliament the first time I was Minister of Heritage, between 2019 and 2021.