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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
* Agenda Bill C-27, An Act to give effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tlegohli Got’ine and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Appearing The Honourable Rebecca Alty, P.C., M.P., Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations (2:15 p.m. - 3 p.m.) Panel 1 (1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.) Tlegohli Got'ine Government Incorporated -Paul Tan, Chief Operating Officer and Negotiator -David Rolf, General Counsel Panel 2 (2:15 p.m. - 3 p.m.) Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada -Danielle White, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Treaties and Aboriginal Government -Michael Webb, NWT Directorate, Negotiations North and East Branch, Treaties and Aboriginal Government -Taylor Chamberlain, Negotiator, NWT Directorate, Negotiations North and East Branch, Treaties and Aboriginal Government -Samuelle Ménard, Assistant Negotiator, NWT Directorate, Negotiations North and East Branch, Treaties and Aboriginal Government Department of Justice Canada -Pierre-Luc Lavoie, Senior Counsel, Negotiations and Northern Affairs Section, CIRNAC/ISC Legal Services Department of Finance Canada -Brent Almond, Director, Indigenous Tax Policy -Roch Vézina, Senior Tax Policy Officer Clause-by-clause consideration (3 p.m. - 4 p.m.) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 14 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Ryan Barry, Former Executive Director, Nunavut Impact Review Board (As an Individual) Dustin Fredlund, Chief Administrative Officer (Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.) The Honourable John Main, MLA, Premier of Nunavut (Government of Nunavut) Stephen Mansell, Chief Negotiator for Devolution (Government of Nunavut) Gloria Uluqsi, President (Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 14 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Witnesses Melanie Campbell, Director, Strategic Policy, Policy and Economics Branch (Natural Resources Canada) Isabella Chan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Minerals Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Valerie Gideon, Deputy Minister (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Simon Gruda-Dolbec, Legal Counsel, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada Legal Services (Department of Justice) Georgina Lloyd, Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs Organization (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Kim Pawley, Director, Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - June 10, 2026 Examine any matters related to the duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples Witnesses Abram Benedict, Ontario Regional Chief (Assembly of First Nations) Natan Obed, President (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - June 9, 2026 Examine any matters related to the duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples Witnesses Andrew Beynon, Director of Land Governance (First Nations Land Management Resource Centre) Dionne Filiatrault, Executive Director (Nunavut Impact Review Board) Hayden Guilderson, Chair, First Nation Land Governance Registry (First Nations Land Management Resource Centre) Adam Levine, Director, Indigenous Consultation and Engagement Division (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) Colin Moses, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs Branch and Chief Communications Officer (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) Tara Shea, Vice President, Regulatory and Indigenous Affairs (Mining Association of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - June 3, 2026 Examine any matters related to the duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples Witnesses Mark Cliffe-Phillips, Executive Director (Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board) Sarah Morales, Associate Dean Indigenous and Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria (As an Individual) Dwight Newman, Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law, University of Saskatchewan (As an Individual) Justin Roy, Councillor (Kebaowek First Nation) Billy-Joe Tuccaro, Chief (Mikisew Cree First Nation) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - June 2, 2026 Examine any matters related to the duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples Witnesses Alyssa Buttineau, Policy Advisor, Legislative Affairs (Métis National Council) Kevin Carlson, Assistant to Grand Chief (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.) Cassidy Caron, Chief of Staff (Métis National Council) Paul Irngaut, Vice President (Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.) Kilikvak Kabloona, Chief Executive Officer (Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.) Victoria Pruden, President (Métis National Council) Garrison Settee, Grand Chief (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.) Lucien Wabanonik, Chief (Lake Simon Anishnabe Nation Council) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - May 27, 2026 Examine any matters related to the duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples Witnesses Candace Anderson, Director, Indigenous Relations (Major Projects Office) Genevieve Carr, Executive Vice President, Transparency and Strategic Engagement (Canada Energy Regulator) Christopher Cornish, Director General, Economic and Business Opportunities, Lands and Economic Development (Indigenous Services Canada) Jacinthe David, Director General, Industrial Sectors and Chemicals Directorate (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Valerie Gideon, Deputy Minister (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Kimberly Lavoie, Assistant Deputy Minister, Nòkwewashk (Natural Resources Canada) Alison McDermott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and International Affairs Branch (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Kirsten Miller, Director, Consultation and Accommodation Unit (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Carly Milne, Vice President, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation (Canada Energy Regulator) Tara Shannon, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Regina Wright, Director General, Regional Operations (West) (Impacts Assessment Agency of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - April 29, 2026 Examine and report on the government response to the committee’s twelfth report on the Implementation of the Cannabis Act Witnesses The Honourable Dan Christmas, former senator (As an Individual) Carol Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer (Thunderbird Partnership Foundation) Sara Mainville, Managing Partner (JFK Law LLP) Tonya Perron, Chief (Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - April 28, 2026 Examine and report on the government response to the committee’s twelfth report on the Implementation of the Cannabis Act Witnesses Brent Almond, Senior Director, Indigenous Tax Policy (Department of Finance Canada) John Clare, Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch (Health Canada) Christopher Cornish, Director General, Economic and Business Opportunities, Lands and Economic Development (Indigenous Services Canada) Jennifer Ebert, Assistant Commissioner, Operational Policing Services, Indigenous Provincial Territorial Municipal Policing (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Lesley Taylor, Director General, Intergovernmental Tax Policy, Evaluation and Research Division (Department of Finance Canada) Adrian Walraven, Director General, Indigenous Affairs (Public Safety Canada) Darren Weiner, Director, Excise Duty Division (Canada Revenue Agency) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - April 22, 2026 Examine and report on the subject matter of Bill S-241, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Indian Act Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Yale D. Belanger, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Lethbridge (As an Individual) The Honourable Senator Scott Tannas, sponsor of the bill Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - April 15, 2026 Bill S-225, An Act to establish National Thanadelthur Day Clause-by-clause consideration Witnesses Florence Hamilton, Founder and Owner, Dene Routes (As an Individual) Rosalie Emilie Tsannie-Burseth, Educator, Educational Consultant, Professor, Historian (Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation) Examine and report on the Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders events Consideration of a draft budget Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - April 14, 2026 Bill S-225, An Act to establish National Thanadelthur Day Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Modest Antsanen, Band Councillor (Northlands Denesuline First Nation) Lucy Antsanen, Knowledge Keeper (Northlands Denesuline First Nation) Kevin Carlson, Assistant to Grand Chief (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.) The Honourable Senator Mary Jane McCallum, sponsor of the bill (As an Individual) Garrison Settee, Grand Chief (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.) Walter Wastesicoot, Grand Chief (Sovereign Keewatin Yahthi Nations Grand Council) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - March 25, 2026 Government response to the committee’s fourteenth report tabled in the Senate during the First Session of the Forty-fourth Parliament Witnesses Rosanne Casimir, Kúkwpi7 (Assembly of First Nations) Cadmus Delorme, Former Chairperson of the Residential School Documents Advisory Committee and Former Chief of the Cowessess First Nation (As an Individual) Kyrie Tristary, Lead Senior Director (Assembly of First Nations) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples - March 10, 2026 Government response to the committee’s fourteenth report tabled in the Senate during the First Session of the Forty-fourth Parliament Witnesses Michael DeGagné, Co-Chair (National Council for Reconciliation) Raymond Frogner, Head of Research, Archives, and Collections (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation) Source: sencanada.ca
Indigenous Peoples – February 25, 2026 Government response to the committee’s fourteenth report tabled in the Senate during the First Session of the Forty-fourth Parliament Witnesses Darlene Bess, Assistant Deputy Minister, Resolution and Partnerships (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Jasmine Bouchard, Assistant Deputy Minister, User Experience and Engagement (Library and Archives Canada) Valerie Gideon, Deputy Minister (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Roxane Lafrenière, Director General, Government Record Branch (Library and Archives Canada) Krista Robertson, Senior Director, Litigation, Resolution and Policy (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Examine and report on the Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders events Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Part 4 and those elements contained in Division 35 of Part 5 of Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Brent Almond, Director, Indigenous Tax Policy(Department of Finance Canada) C.T. (Manny) Jules, Chief Commissioner(First Nations Tax Commission) Roch Vézina, Senior Tax Policy Analyst(Department of Finance Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Part 4 and those elements contained in Division 35 of Part 5 of Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 Witnesses Christina Caron, Legal Counsel(Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach) William Moffat, Chief of Police(Naskapi Police Force) Chief Louise Nattawapio(Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach) Adrian Walraven, Director General, Indigenous Affairs(Public Safety Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Part 4 and those elements contained in Division 35 of Part 5 of Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 Witnesses Chief Gord Bluesky (Brokenhead First Nation) Benoît Chartrand, Manager, Modern Treaty Management East, Modern Treaties, Consultation and Intergovernmental Relations Sector (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Chief Derek Epp (Tzeachten First Nation) Manny Jules, Chief Commissioner (First Nations Tax Commission) Élizabeth Pigeon, Director General, Modern Treaty Implementation, Modern Treaties, Consultation and Intergovernmental Relations Sector (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Julia Redmond, Counsel, Negotiations and Northern Affairs, CIRNAC/ISC Legal Services (Department of Justice Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Part 4 and those elements contained in Division 35 of Part 5 of Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 Witnesses Brent Almond, Director, Indigenous Tax Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Anne Ellefsen-Gauthier, Director, Public Service Bodies and Governments Division, GST/HST Rulings Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Chief R. Donald Maracle (Tyendinaga Mohawk Council) Roch Vézina, Senior Tax Policy Analyst (Department of Finance Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
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