Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Chair: The Honourable VERNON WHITE

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Issue No. 32

Fourth and fifth meetings on:

Bill C-27, An Act to enhance the financial accountability and transparency of First Nations

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations:

Craig Makinaw, Grand Chief;

Sharon Venne, Advisor.

Canadian Bar Association:

Bradley D. Regehr, Executive Member, National Aboriginal Law Section;

Marilou Reeve, Staff Lawyer.

Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada:

Terry Goodtrack, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Daniel Richard, Chairman.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples:

Ron Swain, National Vice-Chief.

Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

Colin Craig, Prairie Director.

Peguis Accountability Coalition:

Phyllis Sutherland, President.

The Honourable Vernon White, Chair

The Honourable Lillian Eva Dyck, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Ataullahjan, Beyak, *Cowan (or Tardif), Demers, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Lovelace Nicholas, Munson, Patterson, Raine, Seth, Sibbeston, Watt

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Wallace (February 27, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (February 26, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (February 21, 2013).