Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on March 8th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #28 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 afis.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Land-Use and Sustainable Economic Development

MPs speaking

Jonathan Genest-Jourdain

Also speaking

Scott Vaughan Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Ian Donald Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

Lucy Pelletier Chair, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

Harry Bombay Executive Director, National Aboriginal Forestry Association

Kevin Schindelka Director, Corporate Development, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

Frank Barrett Principal, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Kimberley Leach Principal, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Brad Young Senior Policy Analyst, National Aboriginal Forestry Association

5:25 p.m.

Principal, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Frank Barrett

Right now we do have a whole series of different regimes that people are under. With comprehensive land claims, if the capacity is there and the resources are there, then they can be developing their land in very different ways, but if you're under the Indian Act, it's a lot harder.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre, BC

I just wondered if anybody had a suggestion, that's all: a response, a solution...?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Thank you, Ms. Fry.

Thank you to our witnesses. We now are out of time. I certainly want to thank you for your detailed answers. We certainly appreciate your making your time available to us.

We look forward to continuing our work and to possibly seeing some of you again. Thanks so much.

The meeting is adjourned.