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Under the authority of section 29 of the Public Inquiries Act, 2006, the Lieutenant-

Governor in Council is pleased to establish the following policies respecting funding

and administrative matters relating to the Inquiry Respecting the Treatment,

Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System established pursuant

to the Inquiry Respecting the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the

Child Protection System Order:

1) Participation Costs

a) The family of each deceased Innu child or youth, whose death will be

investigated pursuant to subsection 4(2) of the Order, shall be provided

funding to facilitate their participation in the Inquiry, through budget

appropriations for the Department of Justice and Public Safety (Activity -

Other Inquiries - 2.3.03.02), in accordance with rates of remuneration and

reimbursement approved by the Treasury Board, which funding shall be

sufficient to cover, particular to the topic of that case:

i) preparation for the Inquiry;

ii) presentation of witnesses, documents and other submissions to the

inquiry, and listening and responding to the evidence of other parties;

iii) follow-up to the Inquiry report; and

iv) legal counsel to assist with the above; and

b) Funding provided pursuant to Item 1(a) above acknowledges that the Innu

Representative Organizations may enter into funding arrangements with the

Government of Canada to facilitate their participation in the Inquiry and to

help supplement healing services available in the Innu Communities during

the Inquiry;

2) Healing Services During Inquiry

a) The Inquiry Panel shall coordinate with the Innu Representative

Organizations with respect to the delivery of healing services and the

provision of information about the healing services; and

b) In addition to existing healing services available within the Innu

Communities, the Department of Justice and Public Safety, the Innu

Representative Organizations and the Government of Canada will work

together to ensure sufficient resources are provided to the Innu Representative

Organizations, or as they may agree, to ensure that healing services are

available during the Inquiry, including Inquiry proceedings, to help avoid and

mitigate risks of significant distress, traumatic memories, relapse and so on

that some Innu may experience as a result of the Inquiry;

3) Translation Services

The Inquiry Panel shall arrange for translation services, as referenced in

subsection 5(3) of the Order, prior to the start of Inquiry proceedings, and may

work with the Innu Representative Organizations to make those arrangements; and

4) Procedures Following Delivery of Final Report to the Minister

Following the delivery of the Final Report to the Minister of Justice and Public

Safety in accordance with section 10 of the Order, the Inquiry Panel will:

a) present its Final Report at community meetings to be held in Sheshatshiu and

Natuashish; and

b) meet with the leadership of the Innu Representative Organizations, the Innu

Round Table Secretariat, senior Government officials, and other stakeholders

identified by the Inquiry Panel, as appropriate, to ensure full understanding

of the lessons learned and the recommendations contained in the Final Report.