Exploring Theme: "Govt Commitments to NCR"

The federal Reconciliation Council was officially given life when Bill C-29 received Royal Assent Tuesday in Ottawa.  Hamilton Spectator: The federal Reconciliation Council was officially given life when Bill C-29 received Royal Assent Tuesday in Ottawa. The Reconciliation Council’s mandate will be to oversee the federal government’s responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls...

Crown – Indigenous Relations – Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, introduced Bill C-29, National Council for Reconciliation Act, in Parliament. In their Calls to Action, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) called upon the Parliament of Canada, in consultation and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, to enact legislation to establish a...