Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on Nov. 24th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #15 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was indian.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Land-Use and Sustainable Economic Development

Members speaking

Jonathan Genest-Jourdain

David Wilks

Carolyn Bennett

Kyle Seeback

Before the committee

Paula Isaak Director General, Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Stephen Gagnon Director General, Implementation Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Andrew Beynon Director General, Community Opportunities Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Kris Johnson Senior Director, Lands Modernization, Community Opportunities Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Margaret Buist Director General, Lands and Environmental Management, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

1 p.m.

Voices

Oh, oh!

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

I appreciate your effort to get through all of that. You are out of time.

Ms. Buist, Mr. Beynon, and Mr. Johnson, thank you again. We'll see you again no doubt—maybe sooner rather than later.

Colleagues, I just want to inform you that the next meeting is going to be the committee of the whole. It's going to be for future business planning, looking at our study plan. For the following Thursday, it sounds like there's been confirmation that the minister will be attending that meeting.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Mr. Chair, we have been advised—

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

He will be attending—

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Let me finish.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Can I clarify what I just said?

We have been able to confirm that the minister will be attending on December 1.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Will that be televised?

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

We are making efforts to find a televised room for that.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

That meeting is too late. I have been advised that the government has made a decision.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Ms. Duncan, you have been advised by this chair that there's been confirmation of December 1. I know you had some discussions about December 6, and I am confirming that it's December 1.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

No, no, let me finish, Mr. Chair. Let me finish my point of order.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Is it a point of order?

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

It's a point of order.

I have made a request on many occasions that we be flexible and that if the last date when the minister can speak on the estimates moves back, we will leave Tuesday open for that. I am apprised that Tuesday is the last date the minister may come here for the estimates.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

That's not a point of order, but I can assure you that your information is not correct, as far as I have been told. We've been able to confirm that the minister will be here December 1.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Can we simply reserve that if in fact that is the truth, he will here on Tuesday instead?

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

I cannot confirm the minister's schedule.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

I raised that on Tuesday. I asked for it to be clarified.