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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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Thursday, October 2, 2003

Issue No. 22

Third meeting on: Bill C-6, An Act to establish the Canadian Centre for the Independent Resolution of First Nations Specific Claims to provide for the filing, negotiation and resolution of specific claims and to make related amendments to other Acts and study of the impact on Bill C-6 of the recent Supreme Court decision recognizing the Metis People as a distinct Aboriginal Nation

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (40K)

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WITNESSES:

From the Assembly of First Nations:

Bryan Schwartz, Special Counsel;

Roger Jones, Legal Counsel.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Thelma J. Chalifoux, Chair

The Honourable Janis G. Johnson, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Carney, P.C., *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Chaput, Gill, Harb, Léger, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Massicotte, Stratton, Tkachuk, Wiebe

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Harb substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (October 2, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Wiebe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pearson (October 2, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Massicotte substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (October 2, 2003).

A substitution pending for the Honourable Senator Austin (October 2, 2003).

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