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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 25

Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 11:02 a.m. to 1:02 p.m.

Room 035-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Bob Bratina, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Ziad Aboultaif for Arnold Viersen (Conservative)

• Leah Gazan for Rachel Blaney (NDP)

• Marilène Gill for Sylvie Bérubé (Bloc Québécois)

• Greg McLean for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)

• Christine Normandin for Rachel Blaney (Bloc Québécois)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Sara Fryer, Analyst

• Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau, Analyst

Subject Matter of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Witnesses

Amnistie internationale Canada francophone

• France-Isabelle Langlois, Executive Director

• Colette Lelièvre, Responsible for campaigns

As an individual

• Paul Joffe, Lawyer

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

• Brian Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tamarack Valley Energy

• Shannon Joseph, Vice-President, Government Relations and Indigenous Affairs

First Nations Major Projects Coalition

• Mark Podlasly, Director, Economic Policy

Indian Resource Council Inc.

• Stephen Buffalo, President

Mining Association of Canada

• Kara Flynn, Vice-President, Government and Public Affairs, Syncrude Canada

• Tara Shea, Senior Director, Regulatory and Indigenous Affairs

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee resumed consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Mark Podlasly, Tara Shea and Stephen Buffalo made statements and, with Kara Flynn, answered questions.

At 12:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:16 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

Paul Joffe, France-Isabelle Langlois and Brian Schmidt made statements and answered questions.

At 1:02 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Naaman Sugrue

Clerk of the Committee