Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on March 26th, 2026

Evidence of meeting #27 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was consent.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Members speaking

Before the committee

Lisa Richardson Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, As an Individual

Karen Stote Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, As an Individual

Brassard Vice President, Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec

Gaudreault President, Collège des médecins du Québec

Modupe Tunde-Byass Obstetrician–Gynecologist and Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Federation of Medical Women of Canada

Therrien Feminist Lawyer and Researcher, National Association of Women and the Law

Boyle Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Levman Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON

Let's say that happens. Would April 16 potentially be another meeting on Bill C-228?

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

That's correct.

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON

Okay.

Are we hoping to do line-by-line in the second hour on that one?

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

That's all possible. It's up to you guys.

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON

We're good with it.

Potentially, then, we could be finished Bill S-228 on April 16—

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

That week, yes.

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON

—leading to Bill S-2, maybe, or something else on the 21st.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

That's correct. I'll consult with the vice-chairs to make sure the calendar makes sense, because we have the Bloc Québécois study, which also needs to come to a conclusion. We have to put it into the form of line-by-line.

Bloc

Marilène Gill Bloc Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, QC

Thank you.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

Go ahead, Deputy Gill.

Bloc

Marilène Gill Bloc Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, QC

There may be a mission to the UN coming up. I don't know yet when it's scheduled, but we'll have to talk about it, because it starts on April 20, which means the committee may not be meeting. I would like to know if the committee will not be meeting, as the deadline for Bill S‑2 is April 30.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

That is correct. We will have to get permission from the House to see if we get to go to the UN.

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON

Now, if this is the case....

We have the committee—we're still working on that part—but if the House doesn't allow the committee to go.... I think there was also talk about some members using their own means of getting there and staying for the week.

I guess we'll have to discuss that, because it will push the next chat to the 28th.

Bloc

Marilène Gill Bloc Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, QC

That was my question.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

We can chat about this during the constituency weeks. Maybe I'll set up a call with the vice-chairs to do that.

Bloc

Marilène Gill Bloc Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, QC

Thank you very much.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan

Thank you again to the Department of Justice for the very informed testimony.

We're done.