Dominique Girard, Brendan Marshall and Glenn Priestley made statements and, with Mélissa Desrochers, answered questions.

Cathy McLeod moved, — That, considering the government’s omnibus legislation, Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures; and considering the statement in the Ministers’ mandate letters from the Prime Minister that Ministers be held accountable by parliamentary committees; officials from the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, and the Department of Indigenous Services Canada, appear before the Committee on November 7, 2018 for a briefing on amendments to the First Nations Land Management Act and the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, and a briefing on the Addition of Lands to Reserves and Reserve Creation Act; and that the Committee submit recommendations and amendments to the Standing Committee on Finance to be considered during its clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 5.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:38 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Curtis Shaw, by videoconference from Whitehorse, Yukon, and Johannes Lampe made statements and, with Kate Mitchell, answered questions.