Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver) — The First Nations Summit today released the attached open letter to Premier Christy Clark, Hon. Barry Penner, Attorney General of BC and Hon. Mary Polak, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation regarding the provincial government’s decision to deny funding to many of the participant organizations of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
The letter urges the Provincial government to reconsider their decision and to immediately allocate funding to all participants recommended by the Commission to ensure a balanced and fair process, as well as to ensure that all relevant perspectives are put forward.