Mani-Utenam to welcome CERP hearings - The listening, reconciliation and progress Commission will hold hearings in Innu territory in May

VAL-D'OR, QC, April 3, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress's team will be heading to the North Shore in May.

Three weeks of hearings will be necessary to examine the issues that will be brought to the CERP's attention. This will be the Commission's second official hearing block outside of Val-d'Or.

Salle communautaire Teueikan, Mani-Utenam

Week 21: May 7-11, 2018
Week 22: May 14-18, 2018
Week 23: May 22-25, 2018

Deadline for submitting Briefs

The Commission stated that the deadline for transmitting Briefs will be October 15, 2018. Everyone's participation is welcomed.

This call for Briefs is intended towards any individual or organization who wishes to submit to the Commission information they may have and that they consider of public interest in order to prevent or eliminate, regardless of their origin or cause, all forms of violence, discriminatory practices and differential treatment in the delivery of six public services to Québec's Indigenous People.

The Briefs may be submitted in French, English or any indigenous language present in the province of Québec.

To get more information, please consult the "briefs" section of the CERP's website: www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca. Please note that a blank framework for briefs is available online.

SOURCE Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics au Québec

Benoit Bigué-Turcotte, Communications Coordinator, T. 1 844 580-0113, [email protected], www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca