First Voice is calling the RNC’s acknowledgment of systemic racism a good first step and they’re pleased with recent meetings with RNC management, but they’re less than enthused about their interactions with the provincial government.
Program Manager Justin Campbell says First Voice had a good meeting at RNC Headquarters earlier this week, and they’re pleased that senior leadership with the RNC made a commitment to work toward the full implementation of all of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Calls to Action.
Campbell says their communications with the provincial Justice Department have been “sporadic.”
They had an initial meeting with the justice minister when they first launched the project, and they invited the department to participate in the working group that developed the report and recommendations, but were disappointed that the invitation was declined.
Campbell says while there was some follow-up, it’s been inconsistent. He says they didn’t receive any feedback from John Hogan on their draft report, and they are disappointed that he or his department have yet to make any commitments as to where they stand.