Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable GERRY ST. GERMAIN, P.C.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Issue No. 4
Seventh and eighth meetings on:
The federal government's constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and on other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
First meeting on:
Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Indian Oil and Gas Act
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 21, 2009 (16K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 22, 2009 (51K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 28, 2009 (54K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, P.C., M.P., Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians
John Duncan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Office of the Auditor General of Canada:
Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada;
Ronald Campbell, Assistant Auditor General;
Frank Barrett, Principal.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:
John Dempsey, Director, Policy, Indian Oil and Gas Canada.
Justice Canada:
Karl Jacques, Senior Counsel.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Gerry St. Germain, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Nick G. Sibbeston, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Brazeau, Brown, Campbell, Carstairs, P.C., *Cowan (or Tardiff), Dyck, Hubley, Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Peterson, Raine
*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 Hounourable Senator Sibbeston replaced the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C. (April 23, 2009).
The Hounourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (April 23, 2009).
The Hounourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Cook (April 23, 2009).
The Hounourable Senator Brazeau replaced the Hounourable Senator Nolin (April 23, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Brazeau (April 22, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Cook replaced the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. (April 21, 2009).