Evidence of meeting #50 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was process.
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10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Thanks, Ms. Crowder.
We'll have a short question from Ms. Neville as well.
March 1st, 2011 / 10 a.m.
Liberal
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Very quickly, much of the questioning is around the claims over $150 million. As you're all undoubtedly aware, there was a lot of controversy when we dealt with this legislation on it being capped, and many of the questions have focused on that.
Can you give us anything you have in writing that deals with guidelines, processes, or whatever for claims that are potentially over $150 million or claims that are over $150 million and what supports you provide, as well as that ambiguous area where you don't know what it will be? Do you have materials you could give the committee?
10 a.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
In the material on our website and in the documentation, there's one paragraph that basically says that for claims over $150 million it's the cabinet process.
10 a.m.
Liberal
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
But you said that you provide support to the cabinet process on the $150 million. Do you have guidelines? Maybe you can't give them to us, but I'd like to know a little more about the claims over $150 million or the borderline area.
10 a.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
I think we can get you some information about the assistance we provide to first nations as they're trying to develop a claim and—
10 a.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
I think it would apply whether it's over or under $150 million. That may help to answer some of your question.
10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Thank you, members.
I would like to thank the witnesses for their presentations this morning.
I'm sure you're going to very much help inform our report when the time comes.
Members, we're going to suspend briefly while we bid adieu to our guests this morning, and then we will be back in camera for our committee business.
[Proceedings continue in camera]