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Bill C-3, An Act to promote gender equity in Indian registration by responding to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia decision in McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs) Human Rights (2010-11-25) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of December 6, 2010 at 3:02 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Michèle Audette, President (Quebec Native Women Inc.)
  • Gwen Brodsky, Barrister and Sollicitor (As an individual)
  • Karen Campbell, Advisor (Assembly of First Nations)
  • Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, President (Native Women's Association of Canada)
  • Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier, Chair, Saskatchewan First Nations Women's Commission (Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations)
  • Roy Gray, Director, Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
  • Émilie Grenier, Legal Policy Analyst (Quebec Native Women Inc.)
  • Sharon McIvor (As an individual)
  • Martin Reiher, Senior Counsel (Justice Canada)
  • Conrad Saulis, Policy Director (National Association of Friendship Centres)
  • Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief (Chiefs of Ontario)
  • Jody Wilson-Raybould, Regional Chief, British Columbia (Assembly of First Nations)
Meeting of November 29, 2010 at 4:07 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Hon. John Duncan, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
  • Larry Chartrand, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa (As an individual)
  • Charlene Desrochers (As an individual)
  • Christopher Devlin, Executive Member, National Aboriginal Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Roy Gray, Director, Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
  • Brenda Kustra, Director General, Regional Operations Sector (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
  • Martin Reiher, Senior Counsel (Justice Canada)
Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Eliminating Entitlements for Prisoners Act) Social Affairs, Science and Technology (2010-11-30) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of December 9, 2010 at 10:31 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • The Honourable Diane Finley, P.C., M.P., Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
  • Ruth Gagnon, Member, Board of Directors (Association des services de réhabilitation sociale du Québec)
  • Kevin Gaudet, Federal Director (Canadian Taxpayers Federation)
  • Don Head, Commissioner (Correctional Service of Canada)
  • Irving Kulik, Executive Director (Canadian Criminal Justice Association)
  • Jacques Paquette, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)
  • Justin Piché, Member, Policy Review Committee (Canadian Criminal Justice Association)
  • Sharon Rosenfeldt, President (Victims of Violence)
Government Response to the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, entitled: Public Protection, Privacy and the Search for Balance: A Statutory Review of the DNA Identification Act, tabled in the Senate on June 28, 2010 Legal and Constitutional Affairs (2010-12-02)  
Government Response to the third report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, entitled: Implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act: We can still do better, tabled in the Senate on June 17, 2010 Official Languages (2010-12-07)  
Study on the provisions and operation of the Act to amend the Criminal Code (production of records in sexual offence proceedings), S.C. 1997, c. 30 Legal and Constitutional Affairs (2010-12-08) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of February 3, 2011 at 10:35 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Karen Busby, Professor (As an individual)
  • Mia Dauvergne, Senior Analyst, Policing Services Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (Statistics Canada)
  • Craig Grimes, Senior Analyst, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (Statistics Canada)
  • Julie McAuley, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (Statistics Canada)
Meeting of February 2, 2011 at 4:20 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Suzanne Boucher, Senior Counsel, Nunavut Regional Office (Public Prosecution Service of Canada)
  • Catherine Kane, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section (Department of Justice Canada)
  • Susan McDonald, Principal Researcher, Research and Statistics Division (Department of Justice Canada)
  • Bonnie Tulloch, Special Advisor on Northern Issues, Headquarters Counsel (Public Prosecution Service of Canada)
Bill C-28, An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act Transport and Communications (2010-12-09) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of December 14, 2010 at 9:31 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Janet DiFrancesco, Director General, Electronic Commerce Branch (Industry Canada)
  • André Leduc, Policy Advisor, E-Commerce Policy (Industry Canada)
  • Philip Palmer, Senior General Counsel, Industry Canada Legal Services (Industry Canada)
Bill C-47, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures National Finance (2010-12-09) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of December 14, 2010 at 9:40 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
Bill S-11, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on first nation lands Aboriginal Peoples (2010-12-14) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of March 9, 2011 at 6:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Shawn (A-in-chut) Atleo, National Chief (Assembly of First Nations)
  • Irving Leblanc, Acting Director, Housing and Infrastructure (Assembly of First Nations)
Meeting of March 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • The Honourable John Duncan, M.P., Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
  • Karl Carisse, Senior Director, Innovation and Major Policy Transformation, Regional Operations Sector (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
  • Ivy Chan, Director, Environmental Public Health Divison (Health Canada)
  • Gail Mitchell, Director General, Community Infrastructure Branch, Regional Operations Sector (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
  • Michel Roy, Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (Health Canada)
  • Paul Salembier, General Counsel (Department of Justice Canada)
Meeting of March 2, 2011 at 6:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Dayle W. Bomberry, Senior Administrative Officer, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory (Six Nations Council)
  • Jim Bruce, member (Forum for Leadership on Water)
  • Bill Erasmus, National Chief (Dene Nation)
  • Nancy Goucher, Program Coordinator (Forum for Leadership on Water)
  • Joseph Jobin, Director of Livelihood (Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta)
  • Clayton Leornard, Legal Counsel (First Nations of Alberta Technical Services Advisory Group)
  • William K. Montour, Chief, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory (Six Nations Council)
  • Vaughn Paul, Chief Executive Officer (First Nations of Alberta Technical Services Advisory Group)
  • Merrell-Ann Phare, Executive Director and Legal Counsel (Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources)
  • Verna Polson, Algonquin Nation Director (Quebec Native Women Inc.)
Meeting of March 1, 2011 at 9:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Jay Benedict, Director, Department of Technical Services (Mohawk Council of Akwesasne)
  • Jason Henry, Senior Circuit Rider Trainer (Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation)
  • Bob Howsam, Executive Director (Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation)
  • Steve Hrudey, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta (As an individual)
  • Stan Louttit, Grand Chief, Mushkegowuk Council (As an individual)
  • Michael Mitchell, Grand Chief (Mohawk Council of Akwesasne)
  • Lyle Whitefish, Vice-Chief (Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations)
Meeting of February 16, 2011 at 6:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Christopher Devlin, Executive Member, National Aboriginal Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Twila Gaudet, Consultation Liaison Officer (Kwilmu'kw Maw-Klusuaqn-Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative)
  • Randall Phillips, Grand Chief (Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians)
  • Joshua Shoemaker, Policy Analyst (Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians)
  • Laurie Suitor, Water and Wastewater Coordinator (Kwilmu'kw Maw-Klusuaqn-Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative)
Meeting of February 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Cameron Alexis, Chief, Chiefs Committee on Water (Assembly of Treaty Chiefs of Alberta)
  • Michael Anderson, Research Director (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Inc.)
  • Marie-Ann Bowden, Professor of Law, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan (As an individual)
  • David Harper, Grand Chief (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Inc.)
  • Clayton D. Leonard, Counsel (Assembly of Treaty Chiefs of Alberta)
  • Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Legal Counsel (Canadian Environmental Law Association)
  • John Paul, Executive Director (Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat)
Meeting of February 9, 2011 at 6:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Chief Robert Chamberlin, Vice-President (Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs)
  • Ron Evans, Grand Chief (Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs)
  • Jane Fulford, Vice-President, Aboriginal Governance (Institute on Governance)
  • John Graham, Senior Associate (Institute on Governance)
Meeting of February 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Shawn (A-in-chut) Atleo, National Chief (Assembly of First Nations)
  • Johanna Lazore, Senior Advisor (Chiefs of Ontario)
  • Irving Leblanc, Director of Infrastructure (Assembly of First Nations)
  • David Nahwegahbow, Senior Legal Counsel (Assembly of First Nations)
  • Angus Toulouse, Regional Chief of Ontario (Chiefs of Ontario)
Meeting of February 2, 2011 at 6:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Karl Carisse, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives Directorate, Community Infrastructure Branch, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
  • Christine Cram, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
  • Paul Salembier, General Counsel (Department of Justice Canada)
  • Shelagh Jane Woods, Director General, Primary Health Care and Public Health, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (Health Canada)
Bill S-13, An Act to implement the Framework Agreement on Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America National Security and Defence (2010-12-15) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of February 28, 2011 at 4:03 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
Meeting of February 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Sophie Beecher, Counsel, Public Safety Canada Legal Services (Justice Canada)
  • Chief Wesley Benedict, Mohawk Government (Mohawk Council of Akwesasne)
  • Acting Grand Chief Brian David, Mohawk Government (Mohawk Council of Akwesasne)
  • Joseph Oliver, Chief Superintendent, Director General Border Intergrity Federal & International Operations (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
  • Jacqueline Palumbo, Senior Counsel and Team leader, International Assistance Group (Justice Canada)
  • Bob Paulson, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Policing (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
  • Chief William Sunday, Mohawk Government (Mohawk Council of Akwesasne)
  • Michael Zigayer, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section (Justice Canada)
Meeting of February 7, 2011 at 4:00 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • The Honourable Vic Toews, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety
  • Deputy Chief Jerome Brannagan (Windsor Police Service)
  • Chief Superintendant Brian Deevy, Commander, Field Support Bureau (Ontario Provincial Police)
  • Graham Flack, Associate Deputy Minister (Public Safety Canada)
  • Barry MacKillop, Director General, Law Enforcement and Border Strategies Directorate (Public Safety Canada)
  • Superintendant Vince Power, Investigations (Windsor Police Service)
  • Staff Sergeant Brad R. Schlorff, Field Support Bureau, Emergency Management Section (Ontario Provincial Police)
Bill S-208, An Act to amend the Conflict of Interest Act (gifts) Legal and Constitutional Affairs (2010-12-15)  

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