Colin Mayes at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On May 29th, 2007. See this statement in context.

May 29th, 2007 / 11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Colin Mayes

We'll open the meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development of Tuesday, May 29, 2007.

Committee members, you have the orders of the day before you. Today we'll be studying the main estimates of 2007-08, votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, L30, L35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 under Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

I call vote 1.

Today, appearing before us we have the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. As further witnesses, from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development we have Michael Wernick, deputy minister; Peter Harrison, senior associate deputy minister; and Jim Quinn, chief financial officer.

Welcome.

Mr. Minister, would you like to open with some comments?

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