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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 38

Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 11:01 a.m. to 1:11 p.m.

Room 420, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

In Camera

Presiding

Bob Bratina, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Sylvie Bérubé

NDP

Rachel Blaney

Acting Members present

• Heather McPherson for Rachel Blaney (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Sara Fryer, Analyst

• Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau, Analyst

• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst

Sex Trafficking of Indigenous Peoples

Witnesses

As an individual

• Marion Buller, Former Chief Commissioner, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

• Tricia Logan, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of Research, University of British Columbia

Thunderbird Partnership Foundation

• Carol Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer

Department for Women and Gender Equality

• Alia Butt, Director General, Policy and External Relations Directorate

Department of Indigenous Services

• Julien Castonguay, Director General, Strategic Policy, Planning and Information, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch

• Nathalie Nepton, Director General, Child and Family Services Program

• Ian Kenney, Acting Director General, Social Policy and Programs Branch

Department of Justice

• Nathalie Levman, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Policy Sector

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

• Michelle Van De Bogart, Director General, Law Enforcement and Border Strategies

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

• Sam Jaroudi, Officer In Charge, Vulnerable Persons Unit

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, April 29, 2021, the committee commenced its study of sex trafficking of Indigenous peoples.

Marion Buller, Tricia Logan and Carol Hopkins made statements and answered questions.

Committee Business

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That, given the recent horrific discovery of previously unknown remains of 215 children buried at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action 72-76; that the committee invite witnesses, including officials from the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and former commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada to appear at this meeting; that this study consist of one meeting and that this meeting be held on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:20 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.