Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Limitation of Actions Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Limitation of Actions Act to permit actions arising from an assault of a sexual nature to be brought at any time where the person committing the assault was in a position of trust with the victim, had an intimate relationship with the victim or was someone upon whom the victim was dependent. For an assault of a sexual nature in other situations, the victim would have two years to commence an action from the time he or she had the capacity to commence the action. This bill also gives a court the power to decide whether a foreign limitation period applies and to exempt an assault of a sexual nature from the application of a foreign limitation. Thank you.