Minister Valcourt to meet with AFN National Chief Bellegarde – APTN

OTTAWA–Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt has agreed to meet with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde in the wake of the deadly fire on a Saskatchewan First Nation that left two children dead.

Valcourt’s office said Tuesday the minister would meet with Bellegarde who requested the encounter in a letter sent Friday.

The time and location for the meeting is still being worked out with AFN officials, said Valcourt’s spokesperson Emily Hillstrom in an email.

The AFN issued a statement from Bellegarde saying an immediate meeting was necessary.

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