Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on Dec. 10th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #137 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 businesses.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Barriers to Indigenous Economic Development

Members speaking

Before the committee

Lance Haymond Kebaowek First Nation

Natan Obed President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Leah Ballantyne Lawyer, As an Individual

Brian Doxtator Chief Executive Officer and Principal, Pure Spirit Solutions

Darryl Leroux Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

Lorne Pelletier Senior Economic Advisor to the President, Manitoba Métis Federation

Keith Henry President and Chief Executive Officer, BC Métis Federation

Pamela Palmater Mi'kmaq Lawyer, Eel River Bar First Nation and Chair in Indigenous Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University, As an Individual

Karen Restoule Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, As an Individual

Jacques T. Watso Advisor, Abénakis Band Council of Odanak

Crystal Semaganis Leader, Ghost Warrior Society

Angela Jaime Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement, University of Saskatchewan, As an Individual

Anthony Wingham President, Waceya Métis Society

Madeleine Martin Legislative Clerk

1:15 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

Do you have a...? All right. I'll try this again.

In English, the notice would read, “That the committee summons Felix Papineau and Shawna Parker to testify before this committee”, and instead of having “on December 16, 2024”, we'll remove “provided that the chair and clerk be directed to retain” and then have the following....

I'm sorry folks.

It would read, “That the committee summons Felix Papineau and Shawna Parker to testify before this committee, provided that the chair and clerk be directed to retain, if necessary, the services of a skip tracer to assist with the service of the summonses, and that the chair and clerk be empowered to action the necessary details pertaining to the contract of the use of a skip tracer.”

This is understanding that we would have this done by the end of January.

1:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler

Okay, that's good. I think we have unanimous consent around the table.

(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings]

1:20 p.m.

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON

Was the end of January in writing?

1:20 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

The understanding is that it's the end of January.

1:20 p.m.

Bloc

Sébastien Lemire Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC

Mr. Chair, could we make sure the motion is translated to French in due course and sent out by email? This doesn't mean we can't vote, because I did understand the interpretation, but I would like to get a French version of the motion.

1:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler

Yes, of course, the motion will be circulated and we'll have a translation.

Colleagues, we are going to suspend this meeting to go in camera, because the other part of this meeting today is about our need to discuss drafting instructions with the analysts here.

We're going to suspend very briefly and go in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]