Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK

Monday, June 16, 2008

Issue No. 7

First (final) meeting on:
Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act

and

Fifth meeting on:
Issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government
dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations

INCLUDING:
THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-21)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Chuck Strahl, P.C., M.P., Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians

WITNESSES:

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:

Andrew Beynon, Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction.

Department of Justice Canada:

Martin Reiher, Senior Counsel, Operations and Programs Section;

Jim Hendry, General Counsel, Human Rights Law Section.

Canadian Human Rights Commission:

Jennifer Lynch, Chief Commissioner;

Yvonne Boyer, Commissioner;

Linda Dabros, Director General, Knowledge Centre;

Ian Fine, Director General and Senior General Counsel.

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples:

Patrick Brazeau, National Chief.

Native Women's Association of Canada:

Ellen Gabriel, President, Quebec Native Women Inc.

Assembly of First Nations:

Angus Toulouse, Regional Chief;

Daniel Wilson, Strategic Policy, Planning and Law.

AFN's Women's Council:

Lisa Shaver, Chief.

As an individual:

Wendy Cornet, Consultant and President of Cornet Consulting & Mediation Inc.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair

The Honourable Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Dallaire, Di Nino, Goldstein, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Munson, Oliver, Poy

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (June 10, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Dallaire substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (June 10, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kinsella (June 16, 2008).