On December 11, 2023, Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, moved to introduce into First Reading, Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands. The Bill went to Second Reading on February 5, 2024 on June 5, 2024, Bill C-61 concluded its Second Reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN). Bill C-61 is currently with the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN).
The committee conducted meetings on Bill C-61 on June 12, 17, and 19, 2024. Below are links to the video, minutes, and transcripts:
June 12, 2024
Video: https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=12791004
Minutes: https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/INAN/meeting-114/minutes
Transcript: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/INAN/meeting-114/evidence
June 17, 2024
Video: https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=12802507
Minutes: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/INAN/meeting-115/minutes
Transcript: https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/INAN/meeting-115/evidence
June 19, 2024
Video: https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=12824109
Minutes: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/INAN/meeting-116/minutes
Transcript: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/INAN/meeting-116/evidence
Parliament adjourned for the summer on June 21, 2024, and reconvened on September 16, 2024. The INAN Committee will resume its study of Bill C-61 throughout Fall 2024.
How to participate at the INAN committee
Members of INAN: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/INAN/Members
Process for requesting to make an appearance: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Procedure/Guides/Witness-e.html
Process for submitting briefs to the House of Commons Committees: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Procedure/Guides/brief-e.html