Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 14 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 6, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples met this day at 9:01 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Lillian Eva Dyck, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beyak, Dyck, Lovelace Nicholas, Maltais, Martin, Meredith, Moore, Oh, Patterson, Raine, Sinclair and Tannas (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Watt and Lankin, P.C. (2).

In attendance: Brittany Collier, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November17, 2016, the committee continued its examination of BillS-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration). (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 13.)

Pursuant to rule12-16(d), the committee considered a draft agenda (future business).

At 10:05 a.m., the Honourable Senator Tannas took the chair.

At 10:09 a.m., the Honourable Senator Dyck resumed the chair.

After debate, the Honourable Senator Patterson moved that, pursuant to rule12-23(5), the committee report Bill S-3 to the Senate with the recommendation that the bill should not be proceeded with further.

After debate, the question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators Dyck, Beyak, Lovelace Nicholas, Maltais, Martin, Moore, Oh, Patterson, Raine, Tannas (10)

NAYS

The Honourable Senators Meredith, Sinclair (2)

At 10:54 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mark Palmer

Clerk of the Committee