| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE |
THURSDAY,
October 31, 2002 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was
authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination
and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it,
reports, pursuant to Rule 104 of the Rules, that the expenses incurred by the
Committee during the First Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament are as
follows:
1.
With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
| Professional Services | $ 100.00 |
| Transportation | $ 0.00 |
| Other, Miscellaneous | $ 0.00 |
| Witness Expenses | $ 0.00 |
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| Total | $ 100.00 |
2.
With respect to its special study on
Aboriginal Economic Development in relation to Northern National Parks:
| Professional Services | $ 5,265.00 |
| Transportation | $ 45,093.00 |
| Other, Miscellaneous | $ 0.00 |
| Witness Expenses | $ 0.00 |
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| Total | $ 50,358.00 |
3.
With respect to its special study on urban Aboriginal youth:
| Professional Services | $ 12,228.00 |
| Transportation | $ 0.00 |
| Other, Miscellaneous | $ 0.00 |
| Witness Expenses | $ 1,469.00 |
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| Total | $ 13,697.00 |
On March 12, 2001, the Committee received an Order of Reference
to examine and report upon Aboriginal economic development in relation to
northern national parks. This Order
of Reference was delegated to a Subcommittee which heard 4 witnesses and held 3
meetings.
In addition, in May 2001, the
Subcommittee sent a fact-finding delegation to the Northwest Territories, the
Yukon, and Nunavut. The
Committee’s final report was tabled on September 27, 2001.
On September
27, 2001, the Committee received an Order of Reference to examine and
report upon issues affecting urban Aboriginal youth in Canada.
During the session, your Committee
held 34 meetings, heard 68 witnesses, and examined two bills including Bill
S-24 (the Kanesatake Interim Land Base Governance Act),
and Bill C-37, (the Claim Settlements (Alberta and Saskatchewan)
Implementation Act).
The Committee submitted seven
reports.
Respectfully submitted,
THELMA CHALIFOUX
Chair