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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN)
43rd Parliament, 2nd Session
Meeting 24
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 11:09 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Bob Bratina, Chair (Liberal)

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• Sean Casey for Jaime Battiste (Liberal)
• Scot Davidson for Gary Vidal (Conservative)
• Leah Gazan for Rachel Blaney (NDP)
• Marilène Gill for Sylvie Bérubé (Bloc Québécois)
Library of Parliament
• Sara Fryer, Analyst
• Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau, Analyst
Subject Matter of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador
• Chief Ross Montour
• Chief Ghislain Picard
BC First Nations Leadership Council
• Merle C. Alexander, General Counsel to BC Assembly of First Nations
• Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of Assembly of First Nations (British Columbia)
First Nations Financial Management Board
• Harold Calla, Executive Chair
• Geordie Hungerford, Chief Executive Officer
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
• Grand Chief Abel Bosum
• Tina Petawabano, Director of Federal and Indigenous Relations
Land Claims Agreements Coalition
• Kunuk Inutiq, Director of Self-Government, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
• Dillon Johnson, Member of Executive Council
National Coalition of Chiefs
• Dale Swampy, President
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee commenced consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Dale Swampy, Terry Teegee and Harold Calla made statements and answered questions.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:13 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Abel Bosum and Dillon Johnson made statements and, with Kunuk Inutiq and Tina Petawabano, answered questions.

It was agreed, — That the committee sit past 1:00 p.m. to complete rounds of questions with witnesses.

Ghislain Picard made a statement.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 1:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Naaman Sugrue
Clerk of the Committee