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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 8, 2023
Context: Bill C-45, An Act to amend the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (INAN) - May/8/23
The Chair
  • 03:53:23 p.m.
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Thank you, Mrs. Gill.
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The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Vanessa Davies)
  • 03:53:23 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I sent out the amendment.
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The Chair
  • 03:53:28 p.m.
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Excellent. Thank you, Madam Clerk. We will suspend briefly for members to consider the amendment.
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The Chair
  • 03:55:57 p.m.
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We will resume proceedings. Is there debate on the amendment?
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Mr. Jaime Battiste
  • 03:56:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I asked our technicians to consider this and give us their feedback on what they think this impact could be in terms of overall thoughts around official languages. We want to make sure that those first nations and indigenous people in Quebec have access to that service. I just want to make sure that our technicians are okay with taking away the word “significant” and just going with “if there is a demand”. That's the gist of this question we're asking. If we say “if there is a demand” rather than “if there is a significant demand”, what is the impact in terms of the considerations around what we should be doing moving forward on this legislation?
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The Chair
  • 03:56:50 p.m.
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Is there a witness who would like to speak to this?
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Mr. Christopher Duschenes (Director General, Indigenous Institutions and Governance Modernization, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs)
  • 03:56:52 p.m.
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Yes. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. That is a difficult question to answer because it's highly operational in terms of knowing exactly what those significant requests could be. However, there is a commitment for the provision of services in both languages. From here, yes, to actually know what the repercussions would be at an operational level.... It's very hard to tell. In the English version, it says, “significant demand”. However, if there is a demand, obviously the institutions will be trying to provide those services in both official languages. It's not us providing the service, so it is rather difficult to answer.
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The Chair
  • 03:57:44 p.m.
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Thank you. Is there further discussion?
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Mr. John Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City, Lib.)
  • 03:57:48 p.m.
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Can we ask for a brief suspension so that we can have a further discussion before we make a decision on this, please?
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The Chair
  • 03:57:54 p.m.
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Yes. We will suspend. Thank you.
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The Chair
  • 03:59:17 p.m.
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We will resume proceedings. Is there any further debate or discussion?
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Mr. Jaime Battiste
  • 03:59:20 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we will support this. There has been some discussion, and the folks in the organizations have let us know that they have several French members and that they can accommodate this. They're confident, so we're happy to support it.
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The Chair
  • 03:59:39 p.m.
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I will call the question. Shall the amendment BQ-1 carry? (Amendment agreed to) (Clause 53 as amended agreed to)
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The Chair
  • 03:59:49 p.m.
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Please note that there are no amendments submitted for clauses 54 to 63. Do we have unanimous consent to group them for the vote? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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The Chair
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That's great. (Clauses 54 to 63 inclusive agreed to) The Chair: That's excellent. Nice work, committee members. Shall the title carry? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Chair: Shall the bill as amended carry? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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The Chair
  • 04:00:45 p.m.
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Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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The Chair
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Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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The Chair
  • 04:01:06 p.m.
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That's excellent. So be it. Unless there is further committee business that I am unaware of, I believe we have reached the time for adjournment. An hon. member: I move to adjourn. Some hon. members: Agreed. The Chair: We will adjourn. Thank you very much.
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