Evidence of meeting #28 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 effect.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan
Does anyone want a press release sent out or anything like that? Sometimes we ask that.
I see a yes, so we'll write a press release as well.
Thank you very much to the staff here.
Thank you very much to the committee for this very important study.
MP Schmale and Senator Boyer, congratulations.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON
I have a motion I'd like to bring forward before you gavel us out.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Terry Sheehan
You can read it in, and then we'll deal with it in 48 hours, on Thursday.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON
You won't have time on Thursday. We're studying studying Bill S-2.
How about I just read it in? We'll get it in, and then we'll deal with it later. This is a motion that I'd like to table, and we'll discuss it later, Mr. Chair.
It should be circulated. I think we have the opportunity to circulate that. It reads:
That, given the Cowichan Tribes v Canada decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia has raised serious concerns among Canadians about the security of their property rights, the committee report to the House its recommendation that the government:
a) put private property rights first, ensuring they are protected as a priority over all other titles;
b) make no agreement without explicit property protections so that existing fee simple property owners are protected in all future agreements with First Nations;
c) publish, within 30 days, a plan to protect property rights for Canadians affected by the Cowichan decision and the Musqueam agreement;
d) instruct the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs to study all legal, constitutional, and political steps to protect private property rights in Canada in light of the Cowichan ruling and the Musqueam agreement.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.