Indigenous policies unanimously supported at LPC Biennial Convention February 28, 2014 Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release February 28, 2014 OTTAWA – The Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission of the Liberal Party of Canada (APC) presented various policies in key areas such as education, health, urban Aboriginal people’s strategy, missing & murdered Indigenous women, implementing the Kelowna Accord, and lastly rejecting the 1969 White Paper, at the 2014 Biennial Convention in Montreal the weekend of February 20th to the 23rd 2014. We were very pleased to see strong support from the Liberal Party of Canada for the policies that had been developed by the APC in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across the country” said Jesse McCormick, the new Vice-President (Policy) for the APC. “The next year and half will be an important time for strengthening relations between the Liberal Party of Canada and Indigenous peoples and we look forward to working with Indigenous peoples from across the country to discuss and develop the ideas and priorities that will help shape the policies of the Liberal Party of Canada going into the next election.” All 10 policies put forth by the APC passed with near unanimous support at the Convention. 3 of which were voted as priority resolutions. Resolutions calling for action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, implementing the Kelowna Accord, and rejecting the 1969 White Paper were all unanimously supported. The APC would like to thank everyone all across our territories who contributed to the development of each of the resolutions. It is our hope that these resolutions can be part of the process to building a new relationship, one based on respect and trust- the type of relationship that was envisaged so long ago. To view the adopted resolutions, click here. – 30 – For more information on the Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission, please contact us.