BACKGROUNDER
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

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The Honourable Barbara McDougall, PC, OC, CFA, BA, HonLLD (St. Lawrence)

The Honourable Barbara McDougall served as a Member of the Parliament of Canada from the riding of St. Paul's, Ontario, from 1984 to 1993, joining the Cabinet from 1986 to 1993 as Minister of State for Finance, Minister of State for the Status of Women, Minister of Employment and Immigration and Minister of External Affairs. She is an honorary governor of York University and is Chair of the Patrons' Council for the Toronto Association for Community Living. Mrs. McDougall was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs and she is currently an Advisor at Aird and Berlis LLP. She will be working with Dr. Ronald Doering to discuss issues relating to land claims and governance in the Six Nations community in southern Ontario.

Ronald L. Doering, B.A., LL.B., M.A., LL.D.

Dr. Doering held a number of positions at the Assistant Deputy and Deputy Minister levels before he retired from the Government of Canada. With over 35 years experience in law and public policy/administration, Dr. Doering has had a long experience in aboriginal matters, with considerable experience in Aboriginal constitutional law, Aboriginal self-government, specific and comprehensive claims policy and practice. He has acted for many Aboriginal groups including the Dene Nation, the Inuit of the Eastern Arctic and Labrador. He has been a senior policy and legal advisor on Aboriginal claims and self-government for the governments of Canada, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. He was a member of the Canadian Bar Association Special Committee on the Native Justice that produced Aboriginal Rights in Canada: An Agenda for Action and was a founding executive member of the Native Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.