The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to present its Second Report: Budget 2016-2017
Press Release
March 24, 2016
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, February 18, 2016, to study on best practices and on-going challenges relating to housing in First Nation and Inuit communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and the Northwest Territories, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017,and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered:
(a) to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary; and
(b) to travel inside Canada.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
LILLIAN EVA DYCK
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
Study on best practices and on-going challenges relating to housing in First Nation and Inuit communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and the Northwest Territories
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2017
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, February 18, 2016:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples be authorized to examine and report on best practices and on-going challenges relating to housing in First Nation and Inuit communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and the Northwest Territories, including, but not limited to:
(a) innovative solutions and technologies for the construction of housing in the North;
(b) financing opportunities and challenges to the construction, operations, and maintenance costs of housing;
(c) federal and cost-shared territorial programs and activities in relation to northern housing;
That the committee submit its final report no later than October 31, 2016 and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
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