Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on Oct. 7th, 2024

[Jaime Battiste, Liberal, Sydney—Victoria, NS]

I think that's consistent with the understanding I have.

If I look at the calendar, we have another meeting on Thursday on Bill C-61. Then we have another meeting on the 21st on Bill C-61. Then, on Thursday the 24th—which is our regular schedule—we get into Bill S-16 with the hope of getting it done by the 28th. Then we would be able to go back on the 31st and the 4th to finish up anything else we have to do on Bill C-61. I think we're almost to the point where we've exhausted our witness list. That would bring us to November 4 and November 7 for line-by-line and amendments.

I'm hoping that clarifies it and we can get agreement on that.

[The Chair, Liberal, Patrick Weiler]

Mr. Melillo.

[Eric Melillo, Conservative, Kenora, ON]

I appreciate that clarity. I don't take specific issue with that, per se.

I wonder, Chair, if we could have a quick, five-minute timeout here? I see Mr. Schmale is wandering. Maybe we could have a second to chat off-line to make sure we're all on the same page

[The Chair, Liberal, Patrick Weiler]

We'll take a five-minute recess here.

[The Chair, Liberal, Patrick Weiler]

I call this meeting back to order.

I believe, Mr. Melillo, you had the floor when we left off here.

[Eric Melillo, Conservative, Kenora, ON]

Yes, but I'm done.

[The Chair, Liberal, Patrick Weiler]

I know there were discussions amongst the parties. At this point I turn it over to Mr. Battiste who, I believe, worked out a plan going forward that all are in agreement with. Mr. Battiste, go ahead.

[Jaime Battiste, Liberal, Sydney—Victoria, NS]

After some thorough discussions, I think we found something that everyone can be happy with.

First of all, we'd like to see Bill S-16 done the week of October 21, on the Monday and on October 24, after we come back from the constituency week. That would require us to move an amendment to the motion from my NDP colleague to say, instead of October 24 on the first one, October 21. We would then have the amendments due on October 22 as opposed to the October 25. We would go into clause-by-clause consideration, then, on October 24.

After that we are going to hear from ministers. Ministers Hajdu, Vandal and Anandasangaree will be here on October 28, which gives us enough time to get to the amendments for Bill C-61 on October 29, with the ability for us to start line-by-line on October 31 and go until we've gone through all of the line-by-line—hopefully—by mid-November. That's what I propose, and I believe we have consensus on that.

[Jamie Schmale, Conservative, Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON]

And excise...?

[Jaime Battiste, Liberal, Sydney—Victoria, NS]

We'll finish that later.

[The Chair, Liberal, Patrick Weiler]

Thank you very much for that, Mr. Battiste.

Are there any other members who would like to make an intervention on this?

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

We will amend this accordingly.

Just to run through it again, on October 21 we'll have witnesses for Bill S-16. Any amendments for Bill S-16 will need to be submitted the next day. On October 24, we'll go through clause-by-clause on Bill S-16. Then, on October 28, we'll have the ministers appear. On October 31, we will have clause-by-clause for Bill C-61, and amendments will need to be submitted by October 29 for that.

[Martin Shields, Conservative, Bow River, AB]

That's clear. I just want to get the drinking water out there.

[The Chair, Liberal, Patrick Weiler]

With that, I believe that's everything we have on our agenda for today.

Is it the will of the committee to adjourn?

(Motion agreed to)

The meeting is adjourned.