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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 17 - Eighth Report of the Committee

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has the honour to present its

EIGHTH REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, April 27, 2006, to invite the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to appear with his officials before the Committee for the purpose of updating the members of the Committee on actions taken concerning the recommendations contained in the Committee's report entitled A Hard Bed to Lie in: Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve, tabled in the Senate November 4, 2003, respectfully requests for the purpose of this study that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

JOAN FRASER

Deputy Chair

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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN RIGHTS

SPECIAL STUDY ON THE INVITATION OF THE MINISTER OF INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, April 27, 2006:

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to invite the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to appear with his officials before the Committee for the purpose of updating the members of the Committee on actions taken concerning the recommendations contained in the Committee's report entitled A Hard Bed to lie in: Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve, tabled in the Senate November 4, 2003;

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject during the First, Second and Third Sessions of the Thirty-seventh Parliament and the first session of the Thirty-eighth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and

That the Committee continue to monitor developments on the subject and submit a final report to the Senate no later than March 31, 2008.

After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

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SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

Professional and Other Services	$ 2,500
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	300
TOTAL	$ 2,800

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on Monday, March 19, 2007.

The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.

Date		A. Raynell Andreychuk
		Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

Date		George J. Furey
		Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

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