Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on Feb. 15th, 2022

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Go ahead, Mr. McLeod.

[Michael McLeod, Liberal, Northwest Territories, NT]

Mr. Chair, after reading the report and looking at the text.... There was a study to look at the housing shortages; I think it was put forward by the Bloc and Madame Gill. I would like to propose changes to the text and some different wording. The original text doesn't include Métis, and I was hoping we'd be able to include some of the work that's already been done.

I provided some of the wording already.

Can I bring forward the amendment that I'd like to see?

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Please, go ahead.

[Michael McLeod, Liberal, Northwest Territories, NT]

The proposed new text would read, “1. Further to the motion of Tuesday, February 1, 2022, it was agreed”—

[Jean-Denis Garon, Bloc, Mirabel, QC]

Mr. Chair...

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Just one moment, Mr. McLeod.

Monsieur Garon.

Go ahead, Mr. Garon.

[Jean-Denis Garon, Bloc, Mirabel, QC]

I wonder whether it wouldn't be more appropriate to adopt the report in camera.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

No, it's not necessary.

[Jean-Denis Garon, Bloc, Mirabel, QC]

Okay.

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Go ahead, Mr. McLeod. You can continue.

[Michael McLeod, Liberal, Northwest Territories, NT]

My wording would be:

1. Further to the motion of Tuesday, February 1, 2022, it was agreed that the following motion replace paragraph two in the First Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on the effects of the housing shortage on Indigenous Peoples across Canada; that the committee invite the Minister of Indigenous Services, experts and government officials to examine this issue; that the committee hold a maximum of six meetings on this issue; that the study takes into consideration and builds on the evidence from the HUMA report entitled Indigenous Housing: The Direction Home (adopted on May 6, 2021), the PBO report on Urban, Rural and Northern Housing (February 11, 2021); that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House; and that the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report within a year. 2. That witness lists be made in a prioritized order and circulated between the parties.

Those are my recommendations, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Thank you, Mr. McLeod.

Do we have support for Mr. McLeod's motion, or are there any intervenors?

[Martin Shields, Conservative, Bow River, AB]

I ask that you call the question.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Okay, we'll do a recorded division.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

The motion is adopted. Thank you very much, everyone.

Is the report as amended by the motion adopted?

[Michael McLeod, Liberal, Northwest Territories, NT]

Agreed.

[Martin Shields, Conservative, Bow River, AB]

You have to call the question. You have to vote twice. You voted on the amendment, and now you have to vote on the amended motion.

[The Clerk]

Yes.

[Martin Shields, Conservative, Bow River, AB]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Right. That's what we're doing now.

Let's call it.

[The Clerk]

The vote is tied.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

As I understand it, the vote is tied. Is this one of those occasions where I cast the...?

[The Clerk]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

I'm in favour of it.

(Motion as amended agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

The report is adopted with the amendment that we adopted before.

Thank you very much, everyone. We'll see you on Friday.

The meeting is adjourned.