Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable GERRY ST. GERMAIN, P.C.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 (in camera)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Issue No. 20
Thirty-third, thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth 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 (Issues pertaining to Indian Act elections, band council funding and related issues, and First Nations land management and environmental protection on reserves)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, November 17, 2009 (86K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, November 18, 2009 (42K)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:
Christine Cram, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships;
Sara Filbee, Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Economic Development;
Peter Traversy, Director General, Planning and Resource Management;
Wendy Stewart-Fagnan, Director, Office of the Federal Interlocutor;
Brenda D. Kustra, Director General, Governance Branch.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Office of the Auditor General of Canada:
Sheila Fraser, Auditor General;
Ronnie Campbell, Assistant Auditor General;
Frank Barrett, Principal.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Gerry St. Germain, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Nick G. Sibbeston, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:Brazeau, Campbell, Carstairs, P.C., *Cowan (or Tardif), Dyck, Hubley, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Patterson, Peterson, Raine, Stewart Olsen
* 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 Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (November 4, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen (November 3, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (October 29, 2009).