ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS — Indigenous Peoples
Notice of Motion to Authorize Committee to Study Provisions and Operation of the Indigenous Languages Act
December 5, 2023
Hon. Brian Francis
Honourable senators, I give notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, I will move:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples be authorized to examine and report on the provisions and operation of the Indigenous Languages Act (S.C. 2019, c. 23) pursuant to Section 49.1 of said Act;
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2025;
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and
That the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.