National Indigenous Leaders Expect Full Inclusion in Intergovernmental Tables
OTTAWA, July 14, 2017 – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) President Natan Obed and Métis Nation (MNC) President Clément Chartier will hold a press conference on Indigenous Peoples’ participation in federal-provincial-territorial intergovernmental tables, and the 2017 Council of the Federation meeting scheduled for Edmonton July 18-19.
The Council of the Federation was established in 2003 to enable Premiers to work collaboratively and strengthen the Canadian federation by fostering a constructive relationship among provinces and territories and with the federal government.
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Monday July 17, 2017 |
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11 am (EDT) |
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Tudor Room, Fairmont Royal York |
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100 Front Street West, Toronto, ON |
For further information: please contact: Jamie Monastyrski, Press Secretary – National Chief’s Office – AFN, 613-241-6789 ext. 222, 343-540-6179 (cell), JamieM@afn.ca; Patricia D’Souza, Senior Communications Officer, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, 613-238-8181 ext. 276, 613-292-4482 (cell), dsouza@itk.ca; Dale LeClair, Chief of Staff, Métis National Council, (613)-232-3216 ext. 513, (306)203-1169 (cell), dalel@metisnation.ca
