- - - In Brief - - -Bill S-234 propose a new assembly

Bill S-234 proposes to establish an Assembly for Aboriginal peoples and an executive council. The Assembly would consist of: the Assembly of First Nation peoples, an Assembly of Inuit people and an Assembly of Métis peoples.
The seat of the assembly would be in Ottawa.
The mandate of the proposed Assembly of Aboriginal Peoples according to the bill is to meet to deliberate on the affairs of Aboriginal peoples in Canada, to investigate into matters of concern to Aboriginal peoples to carry out such other functions as are assigned to it by this Act.
This assembly would have a number of members (and pay) not exceeding the number of senators.
With the apology of Stephen Harper the Prime Minister of Canada still fresh on everyone's mind, this could be looked at as a step towards reparation.
The following leaders have been invited to meet and discuss this assembly by Senator Charlie Watt during the summer at an as of yet undisclosed location and time. Phil Fontaine, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations, Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tepiriit Kanatami, Beverly Jacobs, President of Native Women's Association of Canada, Cl'ement Chartier, President of M'etis National Council and Patrick Brazeau, National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples.
The Bill was tabled by Senator A'urelien Gill, in the senate of Canada on April 30 2008.