Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 14 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, March 28, 2012:

The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples be authorized to examine and report on the evolving legal and political recognition of the collective identity and rights of the Métis in Canada, and, in particular on,

(a) the definition, enumeration, and registration of the Métis;

(b) the availability and accessibility of federal programs and services for the Métis;

(c) the implementation of Métis Aboriginal rights, including those that may be related to lands and harvesting.

That the Committee submit its final report no later than June 30, 2013, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Gary W. O'Brien

Clerk of the Senate