Bill C-428 (Historical)

Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act

An Act to amend the Indian Act (publication of by-laws) and to provide for its replacement

This enactment amends the Indian Act to require band councils to publish their by-laws and repeals certain outdated provisions of the Act.
It also requires the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to report annually to the House of Commons committee responsible for Aboriginal affairs on the work undertaken by his or her department in collaboration with First Nations and other interested parties to develop new legislation to replace the Indian Act.

Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act

[The Acting Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

(The House divided on the motion which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #13

[The Acting Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

I declare the motion carried.

When shall the bill be read a third time? By leave now?

[Rob Clarke, Conservative, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK]

moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.

[The Acting Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

I see the Chief Government Whip rising on a point of order.

[John Duncan, Conservative, Vancouver Island North, BC]

Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it you shall find agreement to apply the outcome of this vote to the next vote.

[The Acting Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

Is it the pleasure of the House to proceed in this fashion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed

[Nycole Turmel, NDP, Hull—Aylmer, QC]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote, and we will vote no.

[The Acting Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

This practice is a little different from when we take the votes by party. The proposition by the chief government whip effectively applies the vote from the last vote at report stage to the vote at third reading, so we will not have to go to each of the whips to verify that. The House adopted that process, so we are good to go.

(The House divided on the motion which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #14

[The Acting Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)