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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 18
Wednesday, May 2, 2001
The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met at 3:33 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Charles L. Caccia, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Bernard Bigras, Charles L. Caccia, Joe Comartin, Paul Forseth, Gar Knutson, Karen Kraft Sloan, Rick Laliberte, Bob Mills, Karen Redman, Julian Reed.
Senators present: Charlie Watt, Aurélien Gill.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas, Monique Hébert and Tim Williams, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Assembly of First Nations: Matthew Coon Come, National Chief. From the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples : Jason Knockwood, Vice-President; Phil Fraser, New Brunswick Aboriginal People's Council; Bill Lightbown, United Native Nations. From the Métis National Council: Garry Lipinski, Co-Chair (Ontario); Bob Stevenson, Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Center. From the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada: José Kusugak, President; Michael d'Eça, Legal Adviser. From the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs: Patrick Francis, Chief, Maliseet Nation at Tobique; Gerard Julian, Chief, Afton First Nation. From the Grand Council of the Crees: Philip Awashish, Spokesperson and Member of the Environment Committee.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Tuesday, March 20, 2001, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-5, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, March 22, 2001, Meeting No. 6).
Matthew Coon Come, Jason Knockwood, Garry Lipinski, Philip Awashish, José Kusugak, Michael d'Eça, Gerard Julian and Patrick Francis made opening statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 7:05 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Eugene Morawski
Clerk of the Committee