MEDIA ADVISORY - Government of Canada and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation provide an update on the transmission of Residential School documents

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 20, 2022 /CNW/ - Please be advised that the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, and Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, will participate in a press conference and sign the Memorandum of Agreement that outlines how and when Canada will share historical documents related to Residential Schools.

A media availability will follow.

Date: January 20, 2022
Time: 10:30 a.m. (ET)

Where: Sir John A. Macdonald Building – Room 200
144 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario

The media availability will be held in a hybrid format, with some participants available virtually.

To join the media availability by teleconference:

Toll-free (Canada/U.S.) dial-in number: 1-866-206-0153
Local dial-in number: 613-954-9003
Passcode: 1165049#

Note: To help ensure optimal simultaneous interpretation sound quality, journalists are encouraged to use a microphone (headphones/headset) or, when possible, a landline, and to avoid using speaker mode if queuing up for questions.

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SOURCE Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

(media only): Justine Leblanc, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, [email protected]; Media Relations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, 819-934-2302, [email protected]