Pursuant to the order adopted by the Committee on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the following amendment, submitted by Elizabeth May for the consideration of the Committee, was deemed moved:
That Bill S-5, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing line 39 on page 4 to line 12 on page 14 with the following:
“All that parcel being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the Yukon/Northwest Territories Boundary with the southerly boundary of the Sahtu Settlement Area at approximate latitude 62°06'38" North and at longitude 129°10'07" West;
Thence northeasterly along the boundary of the Sahtu Settlement Area to the intersection of the boundary of the Sahtu Settlement Area with latitude 62°37'00" North at approximate longitude 127°23'10" West;
Thence northerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 62°42'00" North and longitude 127°25'12" West;
Thence northerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 62°53'24" North and longitude 127°36'36" West;
Thence northwesterly in a straight line to monument ROCK established by Mapping and Charting Establishment at approximate latitude 63°03'07" North and approximate longitude 127°58'08" West;
Thence northwesterly in a straight line to monument 769045 established by Geodetic Survey Division at approximate latitude 63°04'01" North and approximate longitude 128°04'59" West;
Thence westerly in a straight line to monument 769034 established by Geodetic Survey Division at approximate latitude 63°02'25" North and approximate longitude 128°32'36" West;
Thence southwesterly in a straight line to monument 769033 established by Geodetic Survey Division at approximate latitude 62°58'30" North and approximate longitude 128°53'54" West;
Thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 62°57'00" North and longitude 129°01'48" West;
Thence northwesterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 62°58'12" North and longitude 129°09'36" West;
Thence westerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 62°58'12" North and longitude 129°12'00" West;
Thence northwesterly in a straight line to monument CHRIS established by Mapping and Charting Establishment at approximate latitude 63°03'12" North and approximate longitude 129°22'59" West;
Thence westerly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 63°03'00" North with the Yukon/Northwest Territories Boundary at approximate longitude 129°36'43" West;
Thence generally southerly along the Yukon/Northwest Territories Boundary to the point of commencement.
Said parcel containing an area of approximately 7 600 km2.”
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived.