THUNDER BAY – Jody Wilson-Raybould will address reconciliation in a free virtual presentation offered in March by Diversity Thunder Bay.
Her talk, entitled ‘Taking Steps to Advance True Reconciliation,’ will be the keynote in the organization’s 16th annual celebration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The event will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. on March 23. Registration is available online.
The former justice minister and regional chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations has been a staunch critic of the Trudeau government’s record on Indigenous rights and relations with First Nations, since her high-profile resignation from cabinet in 2019 over the SNC Lavalin affair.
She is expected to address topics including “why governments struggle to advance true reconciliation, UNDRIP, racial justice for Indigenous peoples and addressing our legacy of colonialism, challenges that we may face as a community/individuals, and creating safe spaces to have these important conversations,” organizers said.
The event is also supported by the City of Thunder Bay, PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise, and Anishinabek Employment and Training Services (AETS).
