After the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples was prevented from joining a newly formed reconciliation council, changes were made and the organization that represents Aboriginal Peoples in urban centres will now be included in that council.
The oversight body will monitor, evaluate and report to parliament on the progress of reconciliation across Canada.
The national chief of the Congress, Elmer St. Pierre called leaving his organization out of the picture an oversight and that the council’s existence is due to one of the calls to action from the truth and reconciliation commission’s 2012 report.
The council will be a not for profit corporation with between 9 and 13 members.
Vice chief of the Congress Kim Beaudin noted that the group is anxious to take part in what they consider to be a significant body that will make sure reconciliation efforts are headed in the right direction.
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