Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, announced the appointment of six members to the Interim Board of Directors for the National Council for Reconciliation. Over the course of the next six months, the Board members will engage with various stakeholders to recommend options for the establishment of the National Council for Reconciliation and the endowment of a National Reconciliation Trust. The mandate of the Interim Board of Directors is to advise the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs on options for creating the National Council for Reconciliation, including:
- alternative models for the establishment of the council
- defining the scope and scale of the mandate of the council, in order to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action 53 and 54