Bruce Stanton at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. This is the third meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

This morning the orders of the day are with regard to a briefing on the issue of specific claims and comprehensive claims.

Members know that after the subcommittee meeting last week we circulated the agenda for this week. At the end of this meeting we'll try to reserve 15 minutes to consider the future work plan as well.

This morning we're pleased to welcome Michel Roy.

Mr. Roy is the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Treaties and Aboriginal Government; Ralph Brant is the Director General, Specific Claims, Treaties and Aboriginal Government, and Perry Billingsley is the Director General, Policy Development and Coordination, Treaties and Aboriginal Government.

I think we'll be starting with Monsieur Roy.

You have 10 minutes.

Then we'll go to questions.