Bill C-229
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1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II,
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-229 |
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An Act to provide compensation to First
Nations veterans on a comparable basis
to that given to other war veterans
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Short title
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1. This Act may be cited as the First Nations
Veterans Compensation Act.
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Definitions
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2. The following definitions apply in this
Act.
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``compensatio
n plan'' « régime d'indemnisa- tion »
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``compensation plan'' means the plan referred
to in section 3.
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``First Nations
veteran'' « ancien combattant des premières nations »
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``First Nations veteran'' means a person who
is
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``Minister'' « ministre »
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``Minister'' means the Minister of Veterans
Affairs.
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Minister to
prepare
compensation
plan
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3. The Minister, in consultation with the
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development shall prepare a compensation
plan for First Nations veterans that places First
Nations veterans in a comparable position
with respect to compensation for their service
as veterans who were not First Nations
persons.
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Elements of
plan
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4. (1) The compensation plan must include:
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as elected by the First Nations veteran;
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Public
apology
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(2) The compensation plan shall also
provide for a public apology to be made by the
Prime Minister on behalf of the Government
of Canada to the First Nations people for the
disparate treatment their veterans have
received in the past.
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Regulations
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5. The Minister may make regulations
prescribing anything that, by this Act, is to be
prescribed.
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Presentation
to Parliament
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6. (1) The Minister shall prepare the
compensation plan and cause it to be laid
before both Houses of Parliament on any of
the first three days on which the House sits
following April 1, 2001.
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Referral to
committee
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(2) The compensation plan, on being laid
before the House of Commons, is
automatically referred to the standing
committee appointed by the House to deal
with matters relating to First Nations people
and the committee shall report on it within 90
days of the referral or such longer period as the
House may direct.
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