Mr. Christopher Devlin at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

The bylaw-making power isn't being changed. What's being changed is the minister's ability to disallow a bylaw made under section 81 of the Indian Act. So the chief and council would still be able to make amendments to bylaws, repeal bylaws, make new ones. Bill C-428 isn't proposing to change the actual power to make bylaws. It's just proposing to change—