With respect to the repeal of sections 42 to 47 of the Indian Act that would follow from clause 7 of Bill C-428, the provincial laws with respect to wills wouldn't then apply to the wills of Indians by virtue of section 88 of the Indian Act.

I had the pleasure of opening my debate on my private member's bill this past Thursday. The goal of my bill is to: eliminate the minister's role in the administration of estates and the approval and voiding of wills; remove the minister's bylaws disallowance powers and, in doing so, hand over greater control and accountability to first nations; remove outdated and archaic provisions of the Indian Act, such as the requirement for permission to sell produce; repeal all references to residential schools; and, most important, require the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Nor ...[+++]thern Development to report annually to the parliamentary committee on action taken in partnership with first nations and other interested parties to develop new legislation to replace the Indian Act.

At European level, several professional organisations are developing noteworthy projects involving information exchange or interconnection. These include the internet site of the Association of Councils of State[8], the common portal of national case law of the EU Supreme Courts[9] and the European Network of Registers of Wills[10].

[5] Programme of measures for implementation of the principle of mutual recognition of decisions in civil and commercial matters, OJ No C 12 of 15.1.2001, p. 1. The program concerns the following four areas of work: (i) Brussels I; (ii) Brussels II and family situations arising through relationships other than marriage; (iii) rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship and the property consequences of the separation of an unmarried couple; and (iv) wills and succession.

At the time we dealt with the omnibus bill, which I believe was in 2010, I referred back to another omnibus bill. That omnibus bill, which I believe was entitled " Price of Bread, et cetera," included bankruptcy rules, the legal status of Papist wills, Protestant leases and poor law settlements.