The Assembly of First Nations has postponed a special assembly, where chiefs were set to vote on a landmark child welfare reform deal with Canada, after chiefs and advocates raised concerns about the process and a late translation of the document to French.
Grand chief of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Tribal Council Savanna McGregor speaks as Chief Dylan Whiteduck of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, left, listens, during a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
"In the meantime, I am looking forward to meeting with more chiefs over the coming weeks to discuss the agreement, listen to your perspectives, and answer questions." Savanna McGregor, who serves as the grand chief of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council representing some First Nations in Quebec, said Tuesday afternoon she was optimistic the meeting would be postponed in an effort to give chiefs more time to review the deal.
"There's an Official Languages Act that needs to be respected," Picard said in an interview last week. The federal government is responsible for child welfare on reserves, and provincial governments for child welfare programs everywhere else. "You can’t even get onto the Supreme Court unless you’re bilingual," she said. "But for some reason, there’s a serious agreement that’s going to impact kids for generations and it’s not in French."
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