Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on Oct. 27th, 2020

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC RESEARCH STATION

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$29,453,623

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

DEPARTMENT OF CROWN-INDIGENOUS RELATIONS AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$1,528,290,836

Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........$268,287

Vote 10—Grants and contributions..........$3,309,017,994

Vote L15—Loans to Indigenous claimants..........$25,903,000

(Votes 1, 5, 10 and L15 agreed to on division)

DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS SERVICES

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$1,949,217,820

Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........$6,832,498

Vote 10—Grants and contributions..........$10,741,544,381

(Votes 1, 5 and 10 agreed to on division)

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

Okay. We've carried that on division, and I now need your advice. Do you allow me as the chair to report this to the House?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

I believe we have unanimity, Mr. Clerk.

[The Clerk]

That is noted.

That concludes the main estimates.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

Thanks very much, everybody.

I'm sorry about the delay, Mr. Viersen. You have your hand up. Go ahead, please.

[Arnold Viersen, Conservative, Peace River—Westlock, AB]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I would like to take the opportunity here to pass the motion I put on notice in the last meeting when we were all together, which is:

That the committee extend condolences to the family of Joyce Echaquan and express great concern over her treatment and this be reported to the House.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

Is there any comment on the motion?

[Gary Anandasangaree, Liberal, Scarborough—Rouge Park, ON]

Mr. Chair, I note that the House has already expressed this through a moment of silence. We are willing to certainly support this motion, but I think procedurally we did have a conversation that if this is going to be ongoing in terms of other motions from the floor, then I think we do need to have a mechanism whereby we can channel that. Certainly, in this case, we are willing to support it and have it reported.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

Are there any further comments? Is there anyone opposed to unanimous consent? Hearing none, I declare the motion passed with unanimous consent.

(Motion agreed to)

Thanks, Mr. Viersen.

[Arnold Viersen, Conservative, Peace River—Westlock, AB]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

With that, I believe what's left for me to do as the chair is advise everyone that we have another meeting today, which is at 6:30 this evening.

Beyond that, Mr. Clerk, is there anything we have overlooked?

[The Clerk]

There is nothing on my agenda currently.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bob Bratina]

Thanks so much.

Once again, it has been a bit of a tumultuous morning for me and for a few others in trying to connect. I think it will be a lot smoother tonight, although much longer, I'll predict, with our minister. Bearing in mind that we will gather once again at 6:30 p.m. with the indigenous and northern affairs committee, I declare this meeting adjourned.