Evidence of meeting #1 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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4:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
I will be prepared to report back to you a week from today on that matter.
So next Tuesday we will proceed with Bill C-21, and the first item on the agenda.... Monsieur Lévesque.
4:05 p.m.
Bloc
Yvon Lévesque Bloc Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, QC
Mr. Chair, at the end of last session, I moved that we hear from the people from Kawawachikamach, and given that we are not meeting on Thursday, I would like us to discuss the motion at our next meeting, next Tuesday. So this is my notice of motion about hearing from the Naskapis of Kawawachikamach.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
All right. We'll add that motion to the agenda for our next meeting on Tuesday. So, effectively, at our next meeting we will be talking about what we do first or how we do it.
Ms. Crowder.
4:05 p.m.
NDP
Jean Crowder NDP Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Sorry, I don't want to belabour the point too much, but the reporting deadline for the supplementary estimates is Wednesday, December 5. So I wonder if we could not ask for a scheduling of the minister to come before the committee. I think we would all agree that supplementary estimates is part of what we have to do, and there are only four meetings left between now and when that reporting has to be completed, so I don't know that we have to wait until Tuesday to consider asking the minister to come before us around supplementary estimates. And given that the minister's time is highly scheduled, I wonder if we shouldn't go ahead and ask for that meeting, wherever it can fit into his schedule.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
To clarify, you're proposing that I send a letter to the minister asking him if he will appear. We'll do that. And I'll be able to report back on that on Tuesday.
Mr. Bruinooge.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Rod Bruinooge Conservative Winnipeg South, MB
The minister has indicated to me that he will make himself available at the earliest opportunity. Should there be a meeting that is available prior to the end of November, I can imagine we'd probably be able to get him scheduled for that. So I don't think that will be a problem.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
Okay, good. Hopefully, we'll have an answer in that regard on Tuesday.
Is there any further business?
Mr. Albrecht.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
I would like clarification in terms of the procedure for next Tuesday. Will we simply be discussing Mr. Bruinooge's motion, or will we actually begin clause-by-clause on Bill C-21?
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
We will begin the meeting by considering two motions, one from Mr. Bruinooge and one from Monsieur Lévesque, regarding Bill C-21. The outcome of those two discussions and votes will determine how we proceed.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
I want to go on record as saying that I think it's incumbent upon us to get moving on this, especially since we've again postponed a meeting; we're not meeting Thursday, we're meeting next Tuesday. Then if the motion is delayed another day, it drags this on. We've been working at this for a long time, and it's time to move on and act on it.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
Any further question?
All right, I think we're ready to adjourn. Thank you.