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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN)

45th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 9

Monday, November 3, 2025, 3:41 p.m. to 5:44 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Terry Sheehan, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Sébastien Lemire

Acting Members present

• Philip Lawrence for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)

• William Stevenson for Eric Melillo (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Brittany Collier, Analyst

• Antoine Csuzdi-Vallée, Analyst

Indigenous Policing and Public Safety

Witnesses

As an individual

• Prof. Mylène Jaccoud, Professor, School of Criminology, Université de Montréal

• Prof. Naiomi Metallic, Associate Professor and Chancellor's Chair of Aboriginal Law and Policy, Dalhousie University

Métis Nation-Saskatchewan

• Beverly Fullerton, Minister of Health, Mental Health and Addictions

• Brennan Merasty, Minister of Self Determination and Self Government and Justice

Metis Settlements General Council

• Dave Lamouche, President

Otipemisiwak Métis Government

• Andrea Sandmaier, President

• Garrett Tomlinson, Senior Director, Self Government

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, the committee resumed its study of Indigenous Policing and Public Safety.

Naiomi Metallic, Brennan Merasty, Beverly Fullerton and Dave Lamouche made statements and answered questions.

At 4:41 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:48 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Andrea Sandmaier and Mylène Jaccoud made statements and answered questions.

Committee Business

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Jamie Schmale, it was agreed, —

That, notwithstanding the usual practices of the committee concerning access to and distribution of documents,

up to three associate members of the committee per party be authorized to receive the notices of meetings and notices of motion and be granted access to the digital binder;
that the associate members be designated by the offices of the whips of each recognized party and sent to the committee clerk; and
that the provisions of this motion expire as of January 26, 2026, unless otherwise ordered.