Thank you for the opportunity. We, of course, during the committee review stage, spoke with the government about this, and I think that we have come to cross purposes, because what my colleague, the honourable Member from Frame Lake, has said basically encapsulates where the committee was coming from. This is about best practices. This isn't about ensuring one way or the other that there is an outcome; it is about addressing the concern that, rightfully, is a concern of anyone entering into these agreements is properly dealt with.
It gives confidence, again, to our partners who are providing this statistical information. It gives confidence to members of the public who are looking at this information to ensure that it is consistent with the high standards of privacy that we have set as a government for our citizens, and I think that this is an improvement. It is one of those improvements that is so important to our legislative process, working to research each clause of the bill and understand how to make those clauses better.
I do not agree with the Minister's concerns, and quite frankly, I don't understand them. We haven't received any submissions from Indigenous governments that inform that position, and we haven't been presented with any of that evidence, either. This does appear to be best practice for the North and best practice to ensure that ownership, copyright, and rights to use information are properly protected, because we don't want the government running roughshod over those rights and for people entering into these agreements not to be able to exercise those rights and have confidence that those issues with going to be addressed. That is why this motion is in important and will greatly improve this piece of legislation.
Mr. Chair, I would like to ask for a recorded vote. Thank you.
The Member has asked for a recorded vote. I will put the question to committee. All those in favour, please rise.
The Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Yellowknife North.
All those opposed, please rise.
The Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the Member for Nunakput the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Yellowknife South, the Member of Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Sahtu.
All those abstaining, please rise. The results of the recorded vote are 11 against, six in favour. The motion is defeated. Zero abstaining, for the record.
---Defeated
I will now recall the clause. Clause 10.1, does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee.
---Clauses 11 through 17 inclusive, approved.
Thank you, committee. We will now return to the bill number and title. Bill 26, Statistics Act. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that Bill 26 is now ready for third reading?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Bill 26 is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 26?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Thank you to the witnesses and to the Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. We have concluded the consideration of the item at hand. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that the chairman rise and report progress. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debateable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will rise and report progress.
