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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 85

Monday, February 12, 2024, 4:01 p.m. to 6:34 p.m.

Room 035-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

George Chahal, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Mario Simard

NDP

Charlie Angus

Acting Members present

• Mike Kelloway for Julie Dabrusin (Liberal)

• Jamie Schmale for Jeremy Patzer (Conservative)

• Clifford Small for Earl Dreeshen (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Sarah Dodsworth, Analyst

Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Witnesses

As an individual

• Ches Crosbie, K.C.

• Kevin Stokesbury, Dean of the School for Marine Science and Technology , University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

• Paul Barnes, Director, Atlantic Canada and Arctic

East Coast Environmental Law

• Kostantina Northrup, Staff Lawyer

Econext

• Alex Templeton, Chair

Long Island Commercial Fishing Association

• Bonnie Brady, Executive Director

Maritime Fishermen's Union

• Ruth Inniss, Fisheries Advisor

• Duane Boudreau, FIsh Harvester

Seafreeze Shoreside

• Meghan Lapp, Fisheries Liaison

Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Kostantina Northrup, Kevin Stokesbury, Alex Templeton and Meghan Lapp made statements.

Committee Business

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

Motion

Shannon Stubbs moved, — That the committee report to the House that it:

(a) recognizes that for hundreds of years, First Nations have suffered under a broken colonial system that takes power away from their communities and places it in the hands of politicians in Ottawa;

(b) recognizes the importance of enabling First Nations to take back control of their resource revenues from the federal government through a First Nations Resource Charge;

(c) recognizes that the Indian Act hands over all reserve land and money to the federal government and that this outdated system puts power in the hands of bureaucrats, politicians, and lobbyists – not First Nations;

(d) agrees with the First Nations Tax Commission and First Nations Chiefs from across the country that a First Nations Resource Charge would result in economic reconciliation allowing indigenous communities to take back control of their lives.

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:02 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:13 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

Motion

John Aldag moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Yvonne Jones, Mike Kelloway, Viviane Lapointe, Mario Simard, Francesco Sorbara — 7;

NAYS: Ted Falk, Jeremy Patzer, Clifford Small, Shannon Stubbs — 4.