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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 24
Tuesday, May 9, 2000
The Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development met at 3:40 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Claude Bachand, Sue Barnes, John Finlay, Ivan Grose, Louise Hardy, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Derrek Konrad, Mike Scott.
Acting Members present: Marcel Proulx for Ray Bonin; Lou Sekora for John O'Reilly.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Mary Hurley, Tonina Simeone, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Bill Austin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Claims and Indian Government; Gordon Shanks, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services; Cal Hegge, Director, Transfer Payments Directorate.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee proceeded to a briefing session on the Indian Act.
Gordon Shanks and Bill Austin, each made an opening statement and, with Cal Hegge, answered questions.
At 4:30 p.m., the Committee proceeded to its future business.
It was agreed, -That the Committee invite the following witnesses:
- Stephen Cornell, from Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and from Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy: Self-Governance and Economic Development for Native Nations: Implications and Models from U.S. Cases.
- The Assembly of First Nations on the Joint Initiative for Policy Development.
- The Auditor General or his representatives on the Chapter 4 (the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Elementary and Secondary Education) of the 2000 Annual Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
- The Auditor General or his representatives on the chapter 10 (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Funding arrangements for First Nations) of the 1999 Annual Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
- Representatives from the Metis.
- Representatives from the Inuit.
At 4:48 p.m., the Committee resumed the questioning of witnesses.
At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Richard Dupuis
Clerk of the Committee