Evidence of meeting #129 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was idlout.
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Liberal
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
If I may, Ms. Idlout, as we're studying indigenous policing and the problems there, this amendment might fit in quite nicely and fix some of the issues many chiefs have brought up.
Liberal
Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS
I'd be happy to get on with that study, once we're done here.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
We still have to finish the excise tax one.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you, Mr. Schmale. We can file that one away for later.
Shall NDP-20 carry?
NDP
Lori Idlout NDP Nunavut, NU
[Member spoke in Inuktitut, interpreted as follows:]
I would like the vote to be recorded.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
It's a recorded division.
(Amendment negatived: nays 10; yeas 1 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 9 agreed to on division)
(Clause 10 agreed to on division)
(On clause 11)
The first amendment we have is NDP-21.
I will open the floor up to a mover for NDP-21.
NDP
Lori Idlout NDP Nunavut, NU
[Member spoke in Inuktitut, interpreted as follows:]
Thank you.
This has been given to me by the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations. In this clause, it's on sections 5 to 16 of the act.
Thank you.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you very much, Ms. Idlout.
NDP-21 has been moved.
On debate, we have Mr. Melillo.
Conservative
Eric Melillo Conservative Kenora, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
While we're having a side discussion here, I might as well bring it to the forefront. I understand the change. I think it's fairly minimal, but what it would do—and please correct me if I'm wrong—is remove section 8, because, as it's currently written, it says “7 to 9”, and this would be “5, 7, 9”. I just want to make sure that I'm understanding this.
I'm seeing nodding.
Thank you. That's all I have for now.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you, Mr. Melillo.
I'm not seeing any other hands up. Let's go to a vote. Shall NDP-21 carry?
Ms. Idlout, would you like a recorded division?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Let's do a recorded division.
(Amendment negatived: nays 9; yeas 2 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Next, we had BQ-6, but BQ-6 was withdrawn, which takes us to the new NDP-22.
I'll open up the floor. I understand that a new version of NDP-22 was sent out yesterday. That should have been circulated to colleagues. I'll open up the floor to a mover for NDP-22.
NDP
Lori Idlout NDP Nunavut, NU
[Member spoke in Inuktitut, interpreted as follows:]
Thank you.
Thank you, Sébastien, for handing me this.
We added to BQ-6. It was to add the traditions and customs of first nations to (2)(b). This was given to us by the Assembly of First Nations. They have stated that, for first nations laws, if they are not in agreement with other first nations laws, there should be negotiations with other first nations governments.
The text is clear. I'll leave it at that.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you, Ms. Idlout.
NDP-22 has been moved.
On debate, I have Mr. Melillo.
Conservative
Eric Melillo Conservative Kenora, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This is a point of clarification before we get into the discussion. I'm not sure if I have the up-to-date amendment.
Did you say that it was circulated yesterday?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
I'm not sure if that was clear on the microphone, but it was in the second package of amendments that was circulated on Monday.
Conservative
Eric Melillo Conservative Kenora, ON
Maybe we could pause for a couple of minutes just to make sure that we all have the right amendment. I think there's some confusion.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Sure. We'll just pause for a brief second here.
Colleagues, we just sent it back around. It was sent on Monday. It would have been in the package that folks would have received.
We're fast approaching 9 p.m., which was the time we had scheduled to go until tonight. I think there might be unanimous consent to recognize the time as 9 p.m. right now and adjourn until tomorrow morning.
Is it the will of the committee to adjourn?