Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 4, 2016

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples met in camera this day at 6:48 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Lillian Eva Dyck, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dyck, Enverga, Lovelace Nicholas, Moore, Patterson and Raine (6).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Watt (1).

In attendance: Brittany Collier and Alexandre Lavoie, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 18, 2016, the committee continued its study on best practices and on-going challenges relating to housing in First Nation and Inuit communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and the Northwest Territories. (For the complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 3.)

It was agreed that senators' staff be allowed to remain in the room.

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft agenda (future business).

At 8:33 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mark Palmer

Clerk of the Committee