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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-97

Chair: The Honourable LANDON PEARSON

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Tuesday, April 15, 1997

Issue No. 4

First meeting on: Bill S-12, An Act providing for self-government by the first nations of Canada

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (70K)

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WITNESSES:

From Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council:

Catherine Twinn, Legal Counsel;

Mike McKenny, Legal Counsel;

James Ryan, Legislative Drafter.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Landon Pearson, Chair

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Anderson, Beaudoin, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Johnson, *Lynch-Staunton, Marchand, P.C., Milne, Taylor, Tkachuk, Twinn, Watt

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes to the membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Taylor substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Lewis (April 7, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Marchand substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gigantès (April 7, 1997).

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