Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on April 27th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #12 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-3, An Act to promote gender equity in Indian registration by responding to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia decision in McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs)

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Martin Reiher Senior Counsel, Operations and Programs Section, Department of Justice

Wayne Cole Procedural Clerk

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton

Okay. I'm at your pleasure.

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An hon. member

I thought you were asleep there.

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Liberal

Larry Bagnell Liberal Yukon, YT

I'll bet you on the outcome. Do you want to make a bet on the outcome?

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Conservative

John Duncan Conservative Vancouver Island North, BC

No. I thought my arguments were so convincing that you'd change your mind, Larry.

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Liberal

Larry Bagnell Liberal Yukon, YT

Okay.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton

Let's proceed with the vote.

(Bill as amended agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton

There being no other business on the orders of the day, thank you, committee members, for your indulgence this afternoon.

This meeting is adjourned.