Evidence of meeting #149 for Canadian Heritage in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was line.
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Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
Sure.
(Amendment negatived: nays 9; yeas 3 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
That brings us to NDP-7.
Monsieur Nantel.
NDP
Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, QC
The purpose of this amendment is to amend clause 6 by adding after line 25 on page 5, the following:
(2) for greater certainty the rights referred to in subsection (1) include the following rights of indigenous peoples:
(a) the right to reclaim, revitalize, use, develop, strengthen and transmit to present and future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literatures;
(b) the right to designate and retain their own names for communities, places and persons;
(c) the right to establish their own media in their own languages;
(d) the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture; and
(e) the right to enter into agreements with the Government of Canada or with provincial governments, including agreements to further the purposes of this act.
Those are, essentially, the changes we wanted to make.
Are there any questions?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
Since there are no further comments, I call the vote on amendment NDP-7.
(Amendment negatived)
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
We are now at new clause 6.1.
Mr. Nantel, you may present amendment NDP-8 on this clause.
NDP
Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, QC
I can read it, but you may also look at page 13 of the document.
That bill C-91 be amended by adding after line 25, on page 5, the following new clauses:
Additional Specific Rights Related to Inuktut
6.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 6.2 to 6.5.
Inuit regions means Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, the Nunavut Settlement Area as defined in section 2 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region referred to in the definition Agreement in section 2 of the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act. (régions inuites)
lnuktut means the Indigenous language spoken by Inuit in Canada and includes Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuttut and Inuvialuktun, as well as related dialects and subdialects. (Inuktut)
(2) This section and sections 6.2 to 6.5 are to be interpreted in accordance with the following principles:
(a) Inuit Nunangat, being the Inuit homeland in Canada, is a distinct cultural, political, and geographical area composed of the Inuit regions;
(b) Inuktut is an original language of Canada, the original language of Inuit Nunangat and the first language spoken by the majority of Inuit Nunganat residents;
(c) effective public administration in Inuit Nunangat is best achieved through the delivery of programs and services in the first Ianguage of the recipients of those programs and services; and
(d) speakers of Inuktut are entitled to programs and services in Inuktut the quality and accessibility of which are comparable to programs and services offered to Canadians living in parts or regions of Canada where English or French predominates.
6.2 (1) The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that—in close collaboration with Inuit governing bodies and in a manner consistent with the powers and jurisdictions of the provinces—the necessary measures are taken to sustain and support the status of lnuktut as an original language of Canada, including by ensuring that federal programs and services are delivered in Inuktut in Inuit Nunangat, to the extent that demand requires and capacity allows, and, outside Inuit Nunangat, where the numbers of speakers of Inuktut warrant its use.
Shall I continue?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
It's your decision, but since everyone has it in writing, everyone can read it. If you have anything else to add—
NDP
Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, QC
I'd like to read it, but everyone also has it in writing.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
I'd be happy to listen to you, if you really want to read the whole thing.
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
Are there any comments on NDP-8? Apparently not.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 7)
Liberal
NDP
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
I must add that if NDP-9 is adopted, LIB-2 and LIB-2.1 cannot be moved due to a line conflict.
Seeing no debate, all in favour of NDP-9?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
I understand there is now LIB-2.1
Liberal
Liberal
Gordie Hogg Liberal South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Yes. Given the input from Mr. Shields, who made the point quite clearly on “diverse” being a strange word, with respect to this, clause 7 would read:
The Minister must consult with a variety of Indigenous governments and other Indigenous governing bodies and a variety of Indigenous organizations
It's replacing the word “diverse” with “variety”.