Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on May 2nd, 2013

[Jean Crowder, NDP, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I'm moving that the preamble be amended by inserting

legislation in consultation with the First Nations with regard to establishing appropriate terms of reference, identifying the resources required and setting timelines for the process;

Again, we've heard from a number of witnesses that changes to the Indian Act respectfully need to be done in consultation with the peoples who are going to be impacted by it. I would suggest that it would be important that for any changes to the Indian Act, terms of reference do need to be developed in conjunction with first nations. Consultation, as many have pointed out, isn't just about listening; it's about acting upon what you've heard. So we're proposing that amendment to the preamble.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

I have the difficult task of saying that this is out of order. The question cannot be put because amendment G-1 has already carried and because there haven't been additional amendments to the bill to warrant the changes to the preamble, recognizing that amendment G-6 has already carried as a result of the passage of G-1.

Shall the preamble as amended pass?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

Shall the title pass?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

Shall the bill as amended pass?

[Jean Crowder, NDP, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

A recorded vote, please.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

We will move to a recorded vote on the bill as amended.

We are voting on the bill in its entirety—

[Greg Rickford, Conservative, Kenora, ON]

I understand, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Before we do that, could I have two minutes? Is that normal?

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

It is not normal. We have called a vote on....

[Jean Crowder, NDP, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

We're in middle of clauses. There's no amendment on the floor.

[An hon. member]

Can I speak to the motion?

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

The truth is that people can speak to the motion if it's the desire to speak to the motion, which is the consideration of the bill as it has been amended.

Ms. Crowder.

[Jean Crowder, NDP, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

What you're saying is that it's actually a motion about whether the bill shall carry.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

Yes.

[Jean Crowder, NDP, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

So yes, of course you can speak.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

Is there a desire to speak to the motion?

[Greg Rickford, Conservative, Kenora, ON]

No.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

Okay.

A recorded vote has been requested. Shall the bill as amended pass?

(Bill C-428 agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

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

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

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

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

Thank you, colleagues. We have completed that task.

Ms. Crowder.

[Jean Crowder, NDP, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

Have we notified the committee about our plans for next week?

[The Chair, Conservative, Chris Warkentin]

Let me consult momentarily.

Colleagues, I do want to inform you that the subcommittee has made some decisions related to the next meetings. We do have plans to consider the land use study that we have been working on. You have had distributed to your offices copies of the issues and options paper compiled by our analysts. Ask your staff to see that and be ready to discuss that at the upcoming meetings.

The subcommittee is continuing to work out the schedule for the upcoming meetings, depending on a number of different factors, so we'll continue to work with them.