The House is on summer break, scheduled to return Sept. 15

Evidence of meeting #26 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was million.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Members speaking

Before the committee

Bernard Valcourt  Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Michael Wernick  Deputy Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Patrick Borbey  President, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

5 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Very good.

We want to thank the officials for being here today. We want to thank you for taking time out of your day to join us and answer questions.

We will let you go. Thanks so much.

Colleagues, we'll move now to the votes.

We'll begin with the main estimates.

CANADIAN NORTHERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$11,231,366

Vote 5—Contributions..........$18,641,803

(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to on division)

CANADIAN POLAR COMMISSION

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$2,439,807

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$1,215,376,476

Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........$5,695,536

Vote 10—The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions..........$6,654,152,734

Vote L15—Loans to native claimants in accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Governor to Council for the purpose of defraying costs related to research, development and negotiation of claims..........$25,903,000

(Votes 1, 5, 10, and L15 agreed to on division)

INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$2,062,393

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

REGISTRY OF THE SPECIFIC CLAIMS TRIBUNAL Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$2,728,608

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

We will move on to supplementary estimates (A).

INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT

Vote 1a—Operating expenditures..........$99,969,074

Vote 5a—Capital expenditures..........$1

Vote 10a—Grants listed and contributions..........$217,313,211

Vote L15a—Loans to native claimants..........$14,000,000

Vote L21a—Loans to First Nations in British Columbia..........$30,400,000

(Votes 1a, 5a, 10a, L15a, and L21a agreed to on division)

CANADIAN NORTHERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Vote 1a—Operating expenditures..........$2,698,469

Vote 5a—Contributions..........$17,000,000

(Votes 1a and 5a agreed to on division)

INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

Vote 1a—Program expenditures..........$1

(Vote 1a agreed to on division)

5 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Shall I report supplementary estimates (A) to the House?

Some hon. members

Agreed.

5 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Shall I report the main estimates to the House?

Some hon. members

Agreed.

5 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Colleagues, I do have a document that I've distributed to the members. It is a budget with regard to the study we are now conducting. I'm wondering if we might be able to vote on that immediately.

An hon. member

I so move.

5 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Having seen that moved, we'll vote on it.

(Motion agreed to)

Tomorrow I will be reporting this, as well as the report on wills and estates, to the House.

Colleagues, thanks so much. The meeting is adjourned.