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Minutes of Proceedings
Michael Geist, Véronique Guèvremont, Chip Sutherland, Nikita Roy and Vicky Mochama made statements and answered questions.
Rachael Thomas moved, — Given that,
Through the Indigenous Art Centre, the federal government safeguards a collection of more than 5,000 Indigenous artworks of exceptional cultural and artistic value, with an estimated value exceeding $14 million;
More than 130 artworks managed by the Centre have gone missing, according to a troubling audit that highlights widespread mismanagement, weak oversight, and inadequate security;
The committee invite the following witnesses to testify before the committee:
• the director of the Indigenous Art Centre, for no less than two (2) hours
• the authors of the audit report prepared by the Audit and Assurance Services Branch of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, for no less than two (2) hours; and
that the committee report to the House its concern with the audit report.
On motion of David Myles, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by adding after the words “concern with the audit report” the following: “; and, in accordance with Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the report”.
After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.
The motion, as amended, read as follows:
Given that,
Through the Indigenous Art Centre, the federal government safeguards a collection of more than 5,000 Indigenous artworks of exceptional cultural and artistic value, with an estimated value exceeding $14 million;
More than 130 artworks managed by the Centre have gone missing, according to a troubling audit that highlights widespread mismanagement, weak oversight, and inadequate security;
The committee invite the following witnesses to testify before the committee:
• the Director of the Indigenous Art Centre, for no less than two (2) hours;
• the authors of the audit report prepared by the Audit and Assurance Services Branch of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, for no less than two (2) hours; and
that the committee report to the House its concern with the audit report and, in accordance with Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
At 6:27 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.