Evidence of meeting #29 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bob Bratina
Mr. Clerk, would you please take the vote on amendment CPC-7?
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Go ahead, Mr. Schmale.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
The next is adding a subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iv): “adding resources required to implement the action plan;”.
That addition is intended to introduce a requirement on the government to identify resources to create additional accountability for effective implementation.
Liberal
Gary Anandasangaree Liberal Scarborough—Rouge Park, ON
It's just a clarification, Mr. Chair. That would be subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iii), because proposed subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iv) was defeated.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
Oh, right. Thank you, Gary. That's correct.
Legislative Clerk
Can I clarify, Mr. Schmale? Do you move all of amendments—CPC-5, CPC-6, CPC-7, CPC-8a and CPC-8b, CPC-9a and CPC-9b?
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
No, we're going to cut this down for time, because I'm getting the theme of the meeting here. We've already done amendments CPC-3 and CPC-4, and I'm going to introduce CPC-5, CPC-6, and CPC-7.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
I'll cut this down, because there seems to be a common theme.
Legislative Clerk
Are you moving them all at once or one after the other?
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
I'll move one after the other, because I think that's the way the committee agreed to do it.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bob Bratina
I'm prepared, in the interest of time, Mr. Schmale, to take them as a group, if that works.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
How do you intend to vote that if someone wants a particular motion? How do they vote?
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
I'm hoping the theme of the meeting breaks here and that we're able to.... I guess this would be subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iii), then: “resources required to implement an action plan”.
The Clerk
Yes, Mr. Chair; just one moment while I confer with my legislative colleagues.
It will be a recorded vote on amendment CPC-8.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bob Bratina
The vote is on the amendment.
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Go ahead, Mr. Schmale.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
Okay, I guess this, then, would be the new subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iii), potentially.
It would add “foster a common understanding of the Declaration, including provisions related to the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), the federal government, in collaboration with Indigenous peoples, must involve provinces, territories, industry, and the public in the development of the action plan”.
That's it for that one.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bob Bratina
Thanks.
Mr. Schmale, I'm lost for a moment. Exactly where does this come into the document?
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
This would be subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iii). It would have been (v) or (vi), but we've voted down a couple of those proposed amendments, so this is the new number (iii).
Legislative Clerk
Mr. Chair, it goes under subclause 6(2), paragraph (a). Mr. Schmale would add a subparagraph, the text he just read.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bob Bratina
Thanks very much for that.
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Mr. Schmale, do you have one more?
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
There are two more. These are really quick.
This would be the new subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iii): “ensure that final decision-making authority on major projects rests with the Crown in order to maintain clear legal jurisdictions and accountability”.