Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 3 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 11, 1997
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal People, met at 9:30 a.m., this day, in Room 172-E, Centre Block, for the purpose of electing a Chair.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Anderson, Andreychuk, Beaudoin, Gigantès, Lewis, Milne, Pearson, Tkachuk, Twinn and Watt.(11)

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Petten.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jill Wherrett.

The Acting Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Chair.

The Honourable Senator Watt moved, -- That Senator Pearson be elected Chair of the committee.

The question being put on the motion -- it was resolved in the affirmative.

Senator Pearson made a statement.

The committee proceeded to study its future business.

At 9:45 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Denis Robert

Acting Clerk of the Committee