Ryan Greer, Corinne Pohlmann, Chad Swance and Alex Greco made statements and, with Keith Mussar, answered questions.

Garnett Genuis moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Orders 108(1), (2) and (3)(c), a Subcommittee on Government Operations and Indigenous Reconciliation be established to inquire into matters relating to Indigenous procurement policies as well as other aspects of the committee’s mandate, which the committee may refer from time to time, relating to Indigenous reconciliation, provided that:

(a) the subcommittee be composed of seven members of which three shall be from the government party, two shall be from the official opposition, one from the Bloc Québécois and one from the New Democratic Party, to be named by the whips informing the clerk of the committee, with the first members named within one week of the adoption of this motion;

(b) the subcommittee be chaired by a member representing the official opposition, to be chosen by the subcommittee;

(c) the subcommittee shall have the same powers of the committee, except (i) the power to report directly to the House, (ii) the power to sit during a time when the committee is sitting in Ottawa, and (iii) the power to sit on days when the House is sitting;

(d) when the subcommittee adopts any report, (i) it shall be deemed to have been adopted by the committee, (ii) dissenting or supplementary opinions shall be filed within seven days of the adoption of the report, unless the subcommittee provides for a longer amount of time, and (iii) the Chair of the committee shall be instructed to present it to the House on behalf of the committee; and

(e) the Chair of the subcommittee may, if not already a member, attend meetings of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure in a non-voting capacity.

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:57 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.

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

YEAS: Jenica Atwin, Taylor Bachrach, Parm Bains, Kelly Block, Garnett Genuis, Majid Jowhari, Stephanie Kusie, Irek Kusmierczyk, Charles Sousa, Julie Vignola — 10;

NAYS: — 0.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That, pursuant to Standing Orders 108(1), (2) and (3)(c), a Subcommittee on Government Operations and Indigenous Reconciliation be established to inquire into matters relating to Indigenous procurement policies as well as other aspects of the committee’s mandate, which the committee may refer from time to time, relating to Indigenous reconciliation, provided that:

(a) the subcommittee be composed of seven members of which three shall be from the government party, two shall be from the official opposition, one from the Bloc Québécois and one from the New Democratic Party, to be named by the whips informing the clerk of the committee, with the first members named within one week of the adoption of this motion;

(b) the subcommittee be chaired by a member representing the official opposition, to be chosen by the subcommittee;

(c) the subcommittee shall have the same powers of the committee, except (i) the power to report directly to the House, (ii) the power to sit during a time when the committee is sitting in Ottawa, and (iii) the power to sit on days when the House is sitting;

(d) when the subcommittee adopts any report, (i) it shall be deemed to have been adopted by the committee, (ii) dissenting or supplementary opinions shall be filed within seven days of the adoption of the report, unless the subcommittee provides for a longer amount of time, and (iii) the Chair of the committee shall be instructed to present it to the House on behalf of the committee;

(e) the Chair of the subcommittee may, if not already a member, attend meetings of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure in a non-voting capacity; and

(f) that, in accordance with Standing Order 108(1), the committee order the production, in both official languages and by Monday, May 20, 2024, of the government list of qualified Aboriginal businesses, provided that the list includes: (i) a summary of the key details about each company in the database of the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business, (ii) the number and value of contracts received by each enterprise, (iii) the list of subcontractors used for each contract; committee members will conduct an analysis of the list and decide whether it is necessary to conduct a longitudinal study of the matter, in committee or subcommittee, as long as this decision is made before Thursday, June 20, 2024.

At 6:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:18 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.