Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 22 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 13, 2012 (afternoon meeting)

OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 13, 2012
(61)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 2 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Buth, Callbeck, Day, Eaton, Gerstein, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Plett, Ringuette, Runciman and Smith (Saurel) (11).

In attendance: Édison Roy-César, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, May 3, 2012, the committee continued its examination of the subject-matter of all of Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on April 26, 2012, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 18.)

WITNESSES:

Lands Advisory Board:

Chief Robert Louie, Chair;

Stephen Aronson, Legal Counsel.

Lands Advisory Board Resource Centre:

Chief Austin Bear, Chair.

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples:

Dwight Dorey, National Vice-Chief.

Chief Louie made a statement and, together with Chief Bear and Mr. Aronson, answered questions.

National Vice-Chief Dorey made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee