Supply   initiatives. B.C. has the added complexity of the recent supreme court decision on aboriginal land title, the Delgamuuk decision. The current aboriginal affairs exemption is totally inadequate and does not cover the eventuality of investor compensation by government for ongoing aboriginal

Excise Tax Act   of legislation that are going to be coming before the House. They have both been tabled. We have what has been called by some, Indian Act II. This is parallel legislation, if members have ever heard of such a thing, where people can opt in but they cannot opt out.

Economic Policy  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière for giving me the opportunity to speak to the subject of consultations on the shipbuilding issue. I am pleased to be able to respond to the hon. member this evening because in fact a great deal has been ac

British Columbia Treaty Commission   requirements. This has improved the members' capacity to consult with and to represent their organizations more effectively. The provincial minister of aboriginal affairs, the hon. John Cashore, attends most of TNAC meetings and the federal minister has met with TNAC on four occasions

Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I have listened with great interest to my colleagues' comments. Having worked with most of them on the aboriginal committee, I know from whence they come and I know they are genuine in their statements. However, we are dealing with a separate piece of legislation th

Supply   and will very much put the stock at risk. Specific comments have been made about the lower Fraser River. There are 98 Indian bands in British Columbia on the Fraser system alone. The comments in this document deal with the lower Strait of Georgia, which I will cite. There are extensive

Mining Exploration And Development  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to respond to the question raised by the hon. member for The Battlefords-Meadow Lake on September 27 regarding the 1994-95 report of the Indian Claims Commission and its first recommendation which called for the establishment of a new, independent land

Quebec Contingency Act (Referendum Conditions)   Resources Development Canada is arranging for expedited movement of pension and other such cheques. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is in close communication with First Nations communities, including Dauphin River, that could be isolated by flood waters. The Canada Mortgage

Committees Of The House   to chapter 4, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada, elementary and secondary education, of the April 2000 report of the Auditor General of Canada. Pursuant to Standing Order 109 of the House of Commons, the committee requests the government to table a comprehensive response

Questions On The Order Paper  Of the 633 Indian bands in Canada: ( a ) how many are covered by aboriginal policing agreements, ( b ) what is the total cost for aboriginal policing agreements for fiscal year 1993-94; fiscal year 1994-95; and the estimated final cost for fiscal year 1995-96, and ( c

Budget Implementation Act, 1995   Research Council, $2 million; Statistics Canada, $5.5 million; the justice department $500,000; Indian and northern affairs, $285 million. That one year's increase is equal to a six-year Crow transition fund. It is just appalling. The Federal Judicial Affairs Commissioner, $1 million

Budget Implementation Act, 2000   of Finance collecting the taxes and ensuring that Canadians get value for their money, the auditor general tabled a report this week which had nine chapters. One of them dealt with elementary and secondary education by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. I really want to put the emphasis

Natural Gas   or territorial. In other words, the motion contemplates a massive intrusion of federal government into provincial and territorial affairs. Canada is a major global natural gas producer and a major exporter to the United States. Canadian companies are at the forefront in developing natural

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, if it is going well, I would hate to see bad. Today is day five of the Prime Minister's Middle East travel. After four major gaffs in four days, saying what he is not supposed to say, now he says “listen, I do not have to discuss the situation between those two count

Human Resources Development  Mr. Speaker, aside from creating work for the RCMP, the HRD department is certainly creating a lot of work for former Liberal staffers. In the Indian affairs minister's riding, his former senior aide Victoria Scherban, has made a business out of acquiring grants and loans