Ottawa moves toward creating Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson role
OTTAWA — The federal government is appointing a ministerial special representative who will be tasked with providing recommendations for the creation of an Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson role.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller is expected to announce the appointment of Jennifer Moore Rattray at a news conference this evening.
Rattray is the former executive director of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which delivered its final report in 2019.
Miller is also announcing that Indigenous organization Innovation 7 is being tasked with developing recommendations for an oversight mechanism to help the government track its progress in ending violence against Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ people.
