Agreed.
Evidence of meeting #27 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 claim.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #27 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 claim.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
We now go back to the beginning and we'll deal with clause 2 first.
(Clause 2 agreed to)
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
Turning to the preamble, if members look at their packages, on page 1 the item known as BQ-1 has been brought forward by Monsieur Lemay.
Is it your intention to move this amendment, Monsieur Lemay?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
This amendment seeks to add a paragraph to the preamble providing that the act be implemented in respect with the principles set out in the political agreement between the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in relation to specific claims reform, signed on November 27, 2007.
However, this agreement is not part of Bill C-30 and is not referred to in any part of the bill. The House of Commons Procedure and Practice states at page 657:
In the case of a bill that has been referred to a committee after second reading, a substantive amendment to the preamble is admissible only if it is rendered necessary by amendments made to the bill.
Furthermore, it states on page 654:
An amendment to a bill that was referred to committee after second reading is out of order if it is beyond the scope and principle of the bill.
In the opinion of the chair, the amendment introduces a substantive motion to the preamble without any changes having been made to the bill and proposes to introduce notions foreign to the bill. Consequently, I rule the amendment inadmissible.
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Barry Devolin
Well, members, what are we going to do for half an hour?
Thank you very much to the members and to the officials.
To complete a small bit of housekeeping, I would suggest that the subcommittee on the agenda meet on Monday during our regular time, from 3:30 to 5:30. The rest of the class is dismissed until further notice.
The meeting is adjourned.
