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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable THELMA J. CHALIFOUX

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Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Issue No. 4

Fifth, sixth and seventh meetings on:

Examination of issues affecting urban Aboriginal youth,
in particular, access, provision and delivery of services, policy and jurisdictional issues, employment and education, access to economic opportunities, youth participation and empowerment, and related matters

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, December 10, 2002 (53K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 4, 2003 (69K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 5, 2003 (71K)

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WITNESSES:

December 10, 2002:

From Trent University:

David Newhouse, Associate Professor and Chair, Native Studies.

February 4, 2003:

From the Piitoayis Family School:

Irene LaPierre, Principal.

From the Gabriel Dumont Insitute:

Murray Hamilton, Program Coordinator.

February 5, 2003:

AS A PANEL:

From the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto:

Robert Adams, Executive Director;

Arlen Dumas, Youth Program Manager;

Ryan McMahon, Youth Coordinator.

From the Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre:

Lyndon Linklater, Chairman of the Board.

From the Aboriginal Youth Leadership Development Program:

Leonzo Barreno, Director.

From the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College:

Wes Stevenson, Vice President, Administration;

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Thelma J. Chalifoux, Chair

The Honourable Brenda M. Robertson, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Carney, P.C., *Carstairs, P.C., (or Robichaud, P.C.), Christensen, Gill, Hubley, Léger, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Pearson, Sibbeston, St. Germain, P.C., Stratton, Tkachuk

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

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