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The federal Conservative government has announced its plan to put the contentious proposal for overhauling on-reserve education on hold in light of last week’s surprise resignation of national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Shawn Atleo. According to a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Bernard Valcourt, on Monday, “with the support of the Assembly of First Nations, our government introduced historic legislation, the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act in April.”
The statement added that “however, given the recent resignation of the national chief, following today’s second reading vote, any further consideration of this legislation will be put on hold until the AFN clarifies its position.” According to the government, the legislation known as Bill C-33 provides the structures and supports required to help First Nations students to reach their potential and become full participants in the Canadian economy.
The government alleged that even though Mr. Atleo supported the bill and argued it to be the best way to improve the dismal results currently being achieved by First Nations schools, the bill received serious opposition by chiefs representing the majority of First Nations from across the country. AFN executive members are scheduled to attend a meeting on Monday, which is supposed to determine the next steps for the organization to follow in light of the surprise decision by Mr. Atleo to step down from the top job with more than a year to go in his mandate.
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