‘Funding is going to be key’ for national reconciliation council to be effective, says Yellowhead Institute report co-author

The Native Women's Association hopes more Calls to Action will be fulfilled once Bill C-29 becomes law, but issues of resources and representation are some sticking points.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, pictured on the Hill. Bill C-29, the National Council for Reconciliation Act, was introduced by former Crown-Indigenous minister Marc Miller on June 23, 2022. Miller is now immigration minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

January 15, 2024

A bill to establish a national reconciliation oversight body that is on the verge of receiving royal assent may not represent much forward progress on reconciliation in 2024 without addressing issues such as inadequate funding and representation, according to critics.

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