Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced Tuesday that Jennifer Moore Rattray has been appointed as a ministerial special representative to provide advice and recommendations to create an Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced Tuesday the appointment of a ministerial special representative to provide advice and recommendations to create an Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson.
"We've heard from many Indigenous partners, including the National Family and Survivors Circle that was present today that acceleration for Call for Justice 1.7 is critical," Miller told reporters at a virtual news conference on Tuesday.Rattray, a member of the Peepeekisis First Nation in Saskatchewan, is currently the chief operating officer at Manitoba's Southern Chiefs' Organization and sits on the board of directors of CBC/Radio-Canada.
It also called for the establishment for a national Indigenous and human rights tribunal. Both the ombudsperson and the tribunal must be given sufficient resources to fulfil their mandates and must be permanent, according to the report.
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