Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples
First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12
Chair: The Honourable GERRY ST. GERMAIN, P.C.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Issue No. 13
Twenty-second meeting on:
The federal government's constitutional, treaty, political and legal
responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and other matters
generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada (Additions to
Reserves)
and
Fourth and fifth (last) meeting on:
Bill S-6, An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs
and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of
those First Nations
- Minutes of Proceedings - March 6, 2012
- Minutes of Proceedings - March 7, 2012
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 6, 2012 (53K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 7, 2012 (90K)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada:
Brenda Kustra, Director General, Governance Branch, Regional Operations Sector;
Marc Boivin, Manager, Governance Policy Directorate.
Department of Justice Canada:
Tom Vincent, Counsel.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Office of the Auditor General of Canada:
Jerome Berthelette, Assistant Auditor General;
Frank Barrett, Principal.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Gerry St. Germain, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Lillian Eva Dyck, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Cowan (or Tardif), Dagenais, Demers, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Lovelace Nicholas, Meredith, Munson, Patterson, Raine, Sibbeston, Watt, White
*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 White replaced the Honourable Senator Brazeau (March 7, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator White (March 7, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (March 7, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (March 5, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (March 5, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (March 5, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Brazeau replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (March 1, 2012).