THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples met this day at 9:01 a.m., in room C128, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Brian Francis, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Arnot, Audette, Coyle, Francis and Prosper (5).

Participating in the meeting: Sara Fryer and Robert Mason, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, October 26, 2023, the committee continued its examination of the federal government’s constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and any other subject concerning Indigenous Peoples. (Topic: Canadian Human Rights Framework)

WITNESSES:

Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council:

José Francisco Calí Tzay, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (by videoconference).

Nunavut Legal Aid:

Madeleine Redfern, Chair, Legal Services Board of Nunavut.

José Francisco Calí Tzay made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:37 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:41 a.m., the committee resumed.

Madeleine Redfern made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:32 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Andrea Mugny

Clerk of the Committee