British Columbia Treaty Commission  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and honoured to be able to stand in the House today to speak on the British Columbia Treaty Commission and its second annual report. The report, released June 27, 1995, and tabled in the House on October 19 by the Minister of Indian Affairs

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I listened to the hon. member's speech with interest, as we both sit on the aboriginal affairs standing committee. The member and other members in the House are misreading our motion. We are saying there should be no final agreement in the next few months because

Supply  Madam Speaker, I am anticipated to be at the aboriginal affairs standing committee to finalize a report on co-management. Am I subject to a 10-minute question and answer period? If so, could we do that first?

Fisheries  . The provincial aboriginal affairs minister in B.C. has stated that whatever the results of these cases, commercial fishing must not be entrenched in B.C. treaties. What continues to motivate the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to promote inclusion of a racially based commercial fishery

Aboriginal Land Claims  Mr. Speaker, this month the B.C. Minister of Aboriginal Affairs publicly stated that settling B.C. land claims will cost $10 billion. The federal minister's department this month estimated costs of $5 billion. My numbers tally with those of the provincial minister. When

Point Of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order to call your attention to irregularities in the proceedings of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. For your information, Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I sought remedy within the committee

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the residents of the town of Bosanquet at Ipperwash are the victims of an illegal occupation. The town feels betrayed by the federal government and wants the laws of Canada enforced. The town issued a press release yesterday directed to the federal government and is

Voisey Bay  Mr. Speaker, about three weeks ago I met with Premier Wells in St. John's. This was the main topic of discussion. The premier wants to have the negotiations ongoing. What is being done there is important not only for the Government of Newfoundland but for Newfoundlanders

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the minister was further asked about allegations of misappropriation of $255,000 in legal fees to a co-president of the aboriginal committee of the Liberal Party, to which the minister responded that it was a criminal matter and up to the sûreté. According to the ban

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I understand a lot of private property owners not involved in the archaeological dispute are suffering as a result of this dispute. The minister has raised expectation levels in B.C. beyond what governments can deliver. A Penticton band spokesman is now saying that

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, in B.C. the current treaty process has created expectations that are forecast to cost $8 billion to $20 billion. There is no way that governments can deliver on this. The public is clamouring for a new approach. What will the minister do to create an affordable proc

Department Of Canadian Heritage Act   of government meant that parks found themselves suddenly with Indian Affairs and Northern Development. This new vision of parks suggested that they were to be seen somehow as up there, out there, out of sight, out of mind to some degree. That was because they were in remote places often

Apex Ski Resort  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member stated this has been going on for about three weeks. The deputy minister, John Walsh, who is also my nephew by marriage, by Ojibway custom, has been meeting with senior officials of the band. Some proposals have been put forward. I am

Members Of Parliament Office Inventories   and equipment in the constituency office and in the House of Commons office of every member of Parliament be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs for consideration.

Davis Inlet  , sanitation, and education in order to enable a community healing process to occur and thus realize the vision of the Innu with respect to relocation to Sango Pond. I am pleased with the work the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is doing to improve the living conditions