Evidence of meeting #152 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was agreed.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Philippe Méla  Legislative Clerk
Isa Gros-Louis  Director General, Child and Family Services Reform, Department of Indigenous Services Canada
Marcus Léonard  Social Policy Researcher, Child and Family Services Reform, Department of Indigenous Services Canada

11:55 a.m.

Liberal

Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON

It'll be voted down anyway.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

In the election in October.

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Conservative

Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River—Westlock, AB

I think I've made my point.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

The clerk says I could be challenged. I'm sure I am being challenged in more ways than one.

MP Vandal.

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Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

I want to put on the record that the work brought forward by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is substantial. If we approve this bill on indigenous child welfare, it will do nothing but help the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Grand Chief Arlen Dumas to bring forward their own laws on indigenous child welfare for their jurisdiction and for their nation.

I commend Mr. Viersen for his attempt to incorporate it into our bill, but our bill will do nothing but help what Mr. Dumas and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs are trying to do.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

We're all hoping this is going to help the situation, for sure.

Shall the preamble carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

Shall the title carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

Shall the bill as amended carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

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

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

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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Liberal

The Chair Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk

That was a very good job. Thank you to everybody for slogging through that. There was a lot of substantial discussion and a lot of amendments. I want to thank everyone for participating in a collegial manner.

We are adjourned.