Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law – Vancouver Is Awesome

OTTAWA — Legislation to create a new oversight body tracking Canada’s reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of the bill as amended by the Senate.

OTTAWA — Legislation to create a new oversight body tracking Canada’s reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament.

The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of the bill as amended by the Senate.

The soon-to-be-enshrined law would create a council of 13 directors to oversee Ottawa’s progress towards reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

Most of them are to be appointed by the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations and a transitional committee, but each of three national Indigenous organizations will also get a seat.

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