‘Remarkable showing of co-operation’ from MPs on amendments to create ‘historic’ National Council for Reconciliation

Native Women’s Association of Canada president Carol McBride says she received a personal phone call from Minister Marc Miller telling her that an amendment had passed which would give her organization a seat on the council's board.

Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, left, NDP MP Lori Idlout, and Conservative MP Gary Vidal are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which is studying Bill C-29, an act to create a National Council for Reconciliation.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

November 16, 2022

Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski said the first day of clause-by-clause consideration for a bill to create a National Council for Reconciliation was a “remarkable showing of co-operation between the parties,” as many amendments passed with all-party support.

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