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01:00:07

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples - June 10, 2026

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

02:00:37

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples - June 9, 2026

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

01:51:11

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples - June 3, 2026

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

01:54:43

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples - June 2, 2026

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

02:14:19

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples - May 27, 2026

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

01:37:51

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – April 29, 2026

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

02:01:37

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – April 28, 2026

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

01:12:10

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – April 22, 2026

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

00:54:04

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – April 15, 2026

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

01:51:56

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – April 14, 2026

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

01:32:16

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – March 25, 2026

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

01:00:11

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – March 10, 2026

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

01:19:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – February 25, 2026

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

01:20:22

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – February 4, 2026

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

01:52:06

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – February 3, 2026

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

01:47:25

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – December 10, 2025

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

01:45:43

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – December 9, 2025

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

00:22:36

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – November 19, 2025

Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements) Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada

01:58:31

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – November 18, 2025

Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements) Clause-by-clause consideration Witnesses Lori Doran, Director General, Individual Affairs Branch, Services to Individuals Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Stuart Hooft, Director, Individual Affairs Branch, Services to Individuals Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Jean-Charles Lebeau, Legal Counsel, Operations and Programs Section, CIRNA/ISC Legal Services (Department of Justice Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:54

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Indigenous Peoples – November 5, 2025

Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements) Appearing The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, P.C., M.P., Minister of Indigenous Services (Indigenous Services Canada) Witnesses Chief Barbara Cote (British Colombia Assembly of First Nations) Lori Doran, Director General, Individual Affairs Branch, Services to Individuals Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Stuart Hooft, Director, Individual Affairs Branch, Services to Individuals Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Gayatri Jayaraman, Director General, Social, Justice and Indigenous Statistics (Statistics Canada) Rochelle King, Policy Analyst (British Colombia Assembly of First Nations) Catherine Lappe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Services to Individuals Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Laurent Martel, Director, Centre for Demography (Statistics Canada) Sacha Senecal, Director General and Chief Data Officer (Indigenous Services Canada) Gina Wilson, Deputy Minister (Indigenous Services Canada) Source: sencanada.ca