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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 25
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The Standing
Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources met
at 11:02 a.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Raymond Bonin,
presiding.
At 11:03 a.m., the
sitting was suspended.
At 11:10 a.m., the
sitting resumed.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Larry Bagnell, Raymond Bonin, Jean-Guy
Carignan, Reed Elley, John Finlay, John Godfrey, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Pat
Martin, Benoît Serré, Guy St-Julien, Maurice Vellacott.
Acting Member(s) present:
Mark Eyking for Gérard Binet;
Deborah Grey for Gerald Keddy.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Mary
Hurley, researcher.
Witness(es): From the Department of Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada: Will Dunlop,
Director, Resource Policy and Transfer Directorate; Ron Bailey, Lands Specialist, Resource Strategies; Brian Gibson, Senior Advisor, Offshore
Waters, Land and Water Management Division.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of
Thursday, September 27, 2001, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-33,
An Act respecting the water resources of Nunavut and the Nunavut Surface Rights
Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (See Minutes of
Proceedings, Tuesday, October 16, 2001, Meeting No. 21).
The Committee proceeded to
Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1),
consideration of the Preambule and Clause 1 was postponed.
Clause 2 carried.
Clauses 3 to 54 carried severally.
It was agreed, - That Clauses 55 and
56 be allowed to stand.
Clauses 57 to 75 carried severally.
It was agreed, - That Clauses 76, 77
and 78 be allowed to stand.
Clauses 79 and 80 carried severally.
It was agreed, - That Clauses 81 and
82 be allowed to stand.
Clauses 83 to 129 carried
inclusively.
Clauses 130 to 150 carried
inclusively.
Clauses 151 to 158 carried
inclusively.
Clauses 159 to 170 carried
inclusively.
It was agreed, - That Clause 171 be
allowed to stand.
Clauses 172 to 180 carried
inclusively.
Clauses 181 to 203 carried
inclusively.
It was agreed, - That Schedules I and
II be allowed to stand.
It was unanimously agreed, - That the
Committee revert to Clause 3.
On Clause 3,
Pat Martin moved, -- That Bill C-33,
in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 7 on page 4 with the following:
"derogate from any existing
aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada under the Constitution
Act, 1982."
After debate, the question being put
on the amendment, it was negatived by a show of hands.
Pat Martin moved, -- That Bill C-33,
in Clause 3, be amended by adding after line 7 on page 4 the following:
After debate, the question being put
on the amendment, it was negatived by a show of hands.
After debate, Clause 3 carried by a
show of hands.
On Clause 55,
Maurice Vellacott moved, -- That Bill
C-33, in Clause 55, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 23 with the
following:
"act on the application until at
least thirty days if the application is for a type A licence or until at least
twenty-one days if the application is for a type B licence,"
After debate, the question being put
on the amendment, it was negatived by a show of hands.
After debate, Clause 55 carried by a
show of hands.
On Clause 56,
Deborah Grey moved, -- That Bill
C-33, in Clause 56, be amended by adding after line 18 on page 23 the
following:
After debate, by unanimous consent,
it was agreed, - That the amendment be deferred until all sections of Clause 56
were debated.
Nancy Karetak-Lindell moved, -- That
Bill C-33, in Clause 56, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 22 on page 23 with
the following:
John Finlay moved, - That the
amendment be amended by adding after line 41 on page 23 the following:
(2.1) If the Minister does not make a decision within 45 days after the
Minister receives a licence that has been issued, amended or renewed or after
the Minister receives a notice of cancellation of a licence, the Minister is
deemed to have approved the issuance, amendment, renewal or cancellation as the
case may be
Debate arose thereon.
At 1:02 p.m., the Committee adjourned
until 3:15 p.m..
Jim Latimer
Clerk(s) of the Committee