The Standing Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Rylund Johnson, will receive a public briefing regarding Bill 85: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act from the Honourable Premier Caroline Cochrane on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 2:00PM in the Eagle Room of the Legislative Assembly building.
The primary goals of Bill 85 are to affirm the Declaration as a universal human rights instrument with application to the laws of the Northwest Territories and to provide a framework for the Government to work with Indigenous Governments and Organizations to determine how the Declaration will be implemented.
Bill 85 can be retrieved here, and the plain language summary for the Bill can be retrieved here.
The public and members of the media are welcome to attend the meeting. The meeting will be broadcast live and can be viewed by tuning in to the LATV network, watching on ntassembly.ca, or by watching on the Assembly’s Facebook, YouTube or Twitter channels.