Since 2006, the Congress has undertaken a rigorous program of outreach to Members of Parliament and Senators. Our objective in doing so is to educate, inform and engage key Members, Cabinet Ministers and Senators as to CAP’s issues and perspectives, and to stimulate better understanding of issues and opportunities in respect of Canada’s Aboriginal affairs.
Meetings have been held with myriad Members of House of Commons Standing Committees whose business deals with pursuits related to Aboriginal affairs. Following is a list of meetings held with respective committee and caucus members, Cabinet Ministers and Senators.
House Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development
Chair, Honourable Colin Mayes, MP, CPC
Honourable Nancy Karetak-Linbdell, MP, Lib
Honourable Harold Albrecht, MP, CPC
Honourable Rod Bruinooge, MP, CPC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Honourable Brian Storseth, MP, CPC
Honourable Steven Blaney, MP, CPC
Honourable Yvon Levesque, MP, BQ
Honourable Marc Lemay, MP, BQ
Honourable Anita Neville, MP, Liberal – Aboriginal Affairs Critic
Honourable Jean Crowder, MP, NDP – Aboriginal Affairs Critic
House Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Honourable John Williams, MP, CPC
House Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Chair, Honourable Gary Schellenberger, MP, CPC
Honourable Jim Abbott, MP, CPC
Honourable Ed Fast, MP, CPC
Honourable Francis Scarpaleggia, MP, Lib
House Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development & Persons with Disabilities
Honourable Yves Lesssard, MP BQ
Honourable Ruby Dhalla, MP Lib
Honourable Tony Martin, MP, NDP
Honourable Lynne Yelich, MP CPC
Honourable Dean Allison, MP, CPC
Honourable Geoff Regan, MP, Lib
Honourable Denis Coderre, MP, Lib
House Standing Committee on Health
Chair – Honourable Rob Merrifield, MP, CPC
Honourable Patricia Davidson, MP, CPC
Honourable Steven Fletcher, MP, CPC
House Standing Committee on Fisheries
Chair - Honourable Gerald Keddy, MP, CPC
Honourable Peter Stoffer, MP, NDP
Honourable Randy Kamp, MP, CPC & Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans
House Standing Committee on Status of Women
Honourable Joy Smith, MP, CPC
Honourable Irene Mathyseen, MP, NDP
Other Members
Honourable Betty Hinton, MP, CPC
Honourable Dick Harris, MP, CPC
British Columbia Conservative Caucus
Honourable Mike Savage, MP, Liberal -- Chair of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Post-Secondary Education and Research
Senators
Honourable Senator Hugh Segal, CPC
Honourable Senator Nick Sibbeston, Liberal
Opposition Leaders
Honourable Stephane Dion, MP, Liberal -- Leader of the Opposition
Honourable Michael Ignatieff, MP, Liberal – Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Honourable Jack Layton, MP, NDP – Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada
Cabinet Ministers
Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister
Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs & Northern Development & Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health
Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs
Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment
Honourable Rona Ambrose, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification
Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance
