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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:

  1. 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.

  2. The Assembly of First Nations on the Joint Initiative for Policy Development.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Representatives from the Metis.

  6. 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