Debates of Dec. 6th, 1999

Nisga'A Final Agreement Act

[Monte Solberg, Reform, Medicine Hat, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 50

That Bill C-9, in Clause 4, be amended by deleting lines 4 to 10 on page 3.

[Philip Mayfield, Reform, Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 51

That Bill C-9, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 4 and 5 on page 3 with the following:

“(2) A person or body has the”

[Deborah Grey, Reform, Edmonton North, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 52

That Bill C-9, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 5 to 10 on page 3 with the following:

“subsection (1), a person has the powers, rights, privileges and benefits conferred on the person by the Nisga'a Final Agreement and shall perform the duties and is subject to the liabilities imposed on the person by that Agreement.”

[Dick Harris, Reform, Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 53

That Bill C-9, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 5 to 10 on page 3 with the following:

“subsection (1), the Nisga'a Nation, Nisga'a Villages, Nisga'a Institutions or Nisga'a citizens have the powers, rights, privileges and benefits conferred on the person or body listed by the Nisga'a Final Agreement and shall perform the duties and is subject to the liabilities imposed on the the Nisga'a Nation, Nisga'a Villages, Nisga'a Institutions or Nisga'a citizens by that Agreement.”

[Ken Epp, Reform, Elk Island, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 54

That Bill C-9, in Clause 4, be amended by deleting lines 11 to 14 on page 3.

Motion No. 55

That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

[Philip Mayfield, Reform, Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 56

That Bill C-9, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 3 with the following:

“on all.”

[Deborah Grey, Reform, Edmonton North, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 57

That Bill C-9, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 3 with the following:

“on, and can be relied on by, all persons and bodies.”

[Dick Harris, Reform, Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 58

That Bill C-9, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 3 with the following:

“on all persons.”

[Philip Mayfield, Reform, Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 59

That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

[Deborah Grey, Reform, Edmonton North, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 60

That Bill C-9, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 17 to 22 on page 3 with the following:

“6. In the event of a conflict between the Nisga'a Final Agreement and the provisions of any federal or provincial law, including this Act, that Agreement prevails to the extent of the conflict.”

[Dick Harris, Reform, Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 61

That Bill C-9, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing line 19 on page 3 with the following:

“and the provisions of any present or future federal or provincial“

[Deborah Grey, Reform, Edmonton North, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 62

That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

[Philip Mayfield, Reform, Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 63

That Bill C-9, in Clause 7, be amended by deleting lines 23 to 31 on page 3.

[Dick Harris, Reform, Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 64

That Bill C-9, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing lines 23 to 31 on page 3 with the following:

“7. (1) Notwithstanding the common law, the Nisga'a Agreement represents the final settlement of all claims of the Nisga'a nation collectively and individual Nisga'a in British Columbia or Canada. Any rights of the Nisga'a people in Canada or British Columbia, other than as provided in this Agreement, are forever extinguished.”

[Ken Epp, Reform, Elk Island, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 65

That Bill C-9, in Clause 7, be amended by deleting lines 32 to 38 on page 3.

[Monte Solberg, Reform, Medicine Hat, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 66

That Bill C-9, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing line 32 on page 3 with the following:

“(2) The aboriginal title”

[Chuck Strahl, Reform, Fraser Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 67

That Bill C-9, in Clause 7, be amended by deleting lines 39 to 44 on page 3 and lines 1 to 3 on page 4.

[Derrek Konrad, Reform, Prince Albert, SK]

moved:

Motion No. 68

That Bill C-9, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing lines 40 to 43 on page 3 with the following:

“mon law contained in subsection (1) shall not be construed so as to”

[Dick Harris, Reform, Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 69

That Bill C-9, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing lines 41 and 42 on page 3 with the following:

“also contained in paragraph 24 of Chapter 2 of the Nisga'a Final“

[Chuck Strahl, Reform, Fraser Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 70

That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 8.

[Monte Solberg, Reform, Medicine Hat, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 71

That Bill C-9, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 12 on page 4 with the following:

“Chapter of that Lands Agreement.”

[Philip Mayfield, Reform, Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 72

That Bill C-9, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 4 with the following:

“graphs 1 and 2 of Chapter 3 of that”

[Chuck Strahl, Reform, Fraser Valley, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 73

That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

[Philip Mayfield, Reform, Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC]

moved:

Motion No. 74

That Bill C-9, in Clause 9, be amended

(a) by replacing line 13 on page 4 with the following:

“9. (1) There shall be paid out of the Consoli-”

(b) by adding after line 18 on page 4 the following:

“(2) The Auditor General shall table, for each fiscal year, in the House of Commons an audited report of all sums paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in accordance with subsection (1).”

[Ken Epp, Reform, Elk Island, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 75

That Bill C-9, in Clause 9, be amended

(a) by replacing line 13 on page 4 with the following:

“9. (1) There shall be paid out of the Consoli-“

(b) by adding after line 18 on page 4 the following:

“(2) For each fiscal year, the Minister of Finance shall table in Parliament a report indicating the sums paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in accordance with subsection (1).”