Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on March 25th, 2010

[Lawrence MacAulay, Liberal, Cardigan, PE]

I agree with Mr. Russell. Of course she would be only too pleased to work with the steering committee. There are a lot of questions that should be answered by aboriginal affairs--that's what you're dealing with--on the fairness of funding, be it on reserve or off reserve. The questions are pretty fair. We as the committee need to know some of the answers to these major problems, and I certainly hope the committee will support this.

It first has to be set up by the steering committee and it has to find the time, but these are questions the government and the committee should have the answers to.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bruce Stanton]

Thank you, Mr. MacAulay.

Mr. Duncan.

[John Duncan, Conservative, Vancouver Island North, BC]

In response to the suggestion that this is only about jurisdiction, there is a full range of arguments that are completely outside of that argument, but of course that is the specific argument that's being placed before the Human Rights Tribunal at this point.

There is a full range of objections, all of which could be at issue within the context of this motion. I'll leave it at that.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bruce Stanton]

I don't have any other speakers.

Just before we take the vote, there clearly are some administrative limitations to this kind of study. That will be something the subcommittee will have to consider carefully in its work.

I'll put the question.

(Motion agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]

All right.

There being no other business for the committee, the meeting is adjourned.