MEDIA ADVISORY - POLITICAL RESPONSE TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA DECISION REGARDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF AN ACT RESPECTING FIRST NATIONS, INUIT AND MÉTIS CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES

WENDAKE, QC, Feb. 8, 2024 /CNW/ - Media representatives are invited to a press conference during which First Nations elected leadership will respond to the Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (C-92).

What: Press conference

Who:

• Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
• Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL)
• Jean-Claude Mequish, Chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw d'Opitciwan
• Derek Montour, President of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
• Many First Nations Chiefs and elected leadership will also be present

When: Friday, February 9, 2024, at 10:45 a.m.

Where: Alt Hotel, located at 185 Slater Street, Ottawa | Room: Indigo

About the AFNQL

The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is the political organization that brings together 43 Chiefs of the First Nations in Quebec and Labrador.

About the FNQLHSSC

The First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission is a non-profit organization that supports Quebec First Nations in achieving their objectives in terms of health, wellness, culture, and self-determination.

SOURCE Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador

INFORMATION: Maude Sigouin, FNQLHSSC, Communications and Social Media Advisor, [email protected], 418-930-0735, www.cssspnql.com; Éric Duguay, AFNQL, Media relations, [email protected], 514-377-1980 - www.apnql.com