Media Advisory – Political response to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision regarding the Constitutional Validity of an Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
Press Release
WENDAKE, QC, Feb. 8, 2024 – Media representatives are invited to a press conference during which First Nations elected leadership will respond to the Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (C-92).
What: Press conference
Who:
- Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
- Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL)
- Jean-Claude Mequish, Chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw d’Opitciwan
- Derek Montour, President of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
- Many First Nations Chiefs and elected leadership will also be present
When: Friday, February 9, 2024, at 10:45 a.m.
Where: Alt Hotel, located at 185 Slater Street, Ottawa | Room: Indigo
About the AFNQL
The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is the political organization that brings together 43 Chiefs of the First Nations in Quebec and Labrador.
About the FNQLHSSC
The First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission is a non-profit organization that supports Quebec First Nations in achieving their objectives in terms of health, wellness, culture, and self-determination.
SOURCE Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
For further information: INFORMATION: Maude Sigouin, FNQLHSSC, Communications and Social Media Advisor, msigouin@cssspnql.com, 418-930-0735, www.cssspnql.com; Éric Duguay, AFNQL, Media relations, e.duguay@seize03.ca, 514-377-1980 – www.apnql.com
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