The Chair presented the Fifth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:
The Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development has the honour to present its
FIFTH REPORT:
Your Subcommittee met on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:
1. Hearings on C-44 be initially planned through to the adjournment week in May.
2. The Clerk and Analyst, in consultation with the Chair, aim to group 3 or 4 witnesses per meeting from the following lists: the Basic Witness list, the list of groups that have requested an appearance, and the list of suggestions received from members.
3. That the planned hearings take into account witness representation by region, as well as size and type of community/group being represented.
4. That the Clerk, in consultation with the Chair, prepare a draft budget respecting these hearings for Bill C-44 for consideration by the main Committee on Thursday, March 29th.
5. That the draft budget for Bill C-44 include working meals.
6. That the Clerk, in consultation with the Chair, issue a news release to announce the Committee’s study of Bill C-44, and to invite the public to submit written briefs in relation to the study no later than May 1st, 2007.
7. That officials from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada be invited to appear a second time to discuss the analysis of impacts and costs related to Bill C-44.
8. That the Minister and Deputy Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada be invited to appear for 2 hours before May 29th, 2007, in relation to the Committee’s study of the Main Estimates.
9. That the Clerk circulate a planning calendar in early April to keep committee members informed of planned hearings.
Respectfully submitted,
Colin Mayes
Chair