I move that subclause 28(5) of Bill 34 be amended:
(a) in that portion, preceding paragraph by adding: or if applicable to a municipality, after Indigenous government or organization; and
(b) in paragraph (a) by adding, or is within or overlaps within the land of that municipality after Indigenous government or organization.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. O'Reilly.
Mr. Chair, we heard from the Minister that there was no policy rationale for excluding or not including municipal governments because they didn't actually hear that concern. I said earlier that committee certainly did hear this issue in its review of the bill. As I said, this is about avoiding land use conflicts, about ensuring that there's good working relationships moving forward, and this does not take away from Indigenous governments in any way, but I think it recognizes that municipal governments have significant investment in infrastructure within their boundaries, and want to know what's going on in their areas of jurisdiction; and without having to go and check a public registry day after day, here's an opportunity for us to provide that information to municipal government on an ongoing basis. I think this is a reasonable request to a policy concern, an issue that was raised with us, and I look forward to the Minister and Cabinet supporting this because I know that they believe in our community governments. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. To the motion.
Question.
