APPA - Standing Committee

Indigenous Peoples

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35-2 35th Parliament, 2nd Session (February 27, 1996 - April 27, 1997)
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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 1 - First and Second Reports of the Committee

Tuesday, April 23, 1996

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal peoples has the honour to present its

FIRST REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104 of the Rules, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the First Session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament are as follows:

With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation and a special study of treatment of Aboriginal Veterans:

Committee Travel $ 26,548.95

Contract consulting 10,810.29

Advertising 532.80

Temporary Help 1,427.10

Hospitality 1,386.12

Miscellaneous 778.61

TOTAL $ 41,483.87

An additional expenditure related to the work of your Committee, but paid from the budget of the Committees and Private Legislation Directorate, was incurred for witness expenses. This amount totalled $57,497.64.

During the session, your Committee held 31 meetings, considered 9 Orders of Reference and submitted 10 reports.

Your Committee examined 7 bills including Bill C-16, Sahtu Dene and Métis Land Claim Settlement Act; C-33, Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act; C-34, An Act respecting self-government for first nations in the Yukon Territory; C-36, Split Lake Cree First Nation Flooded Land Act; C-55, Yukon Surface Rights Board Act; C-60, An Act respecting an agreement between Her Majesty in right of Canada and the Pictou landing Indian Band; and C-107, An Act respecting the establishment of the British Columbia Treaty Commission.

The Committee was also referred the Subject-matter of Bill S-10, An Act providing for self-government by the first nations of Canada.

Respectfully submitted,

LEN MARCHAND

Chair

TUESDAY, November 5, 1996

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal People has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred the Bill C-6, An act to amend the Yukon Quartz Mining Act and the Yukon Placer Mining Act, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 23, 1996, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.

Respectfully submitted,

RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK

Deputy Chair