Ms. Amanda McCarthy (Director, Settlement Agreement and Childhood Claims, Resolution and Partnerships, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs) at the Canadian Heritage Committee

On June 18th, 2021. See this statement in context.

June 18th, 2021 / 1:15 p.m.

Amanda McCarthy Director, Settlement Agreement and Childhood Claims, Resolution and Partnerships, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

Thank you very much for inviting me here.

At this moment, I can say that we've received over 17 requests for more information about the funding envelope. We've provided them with the necessary information for them to access the funding. At this point we've not received more than 10 proposals, as communities work through this very difficult tragedy and listen to their communities and their survivors about the best approach to move forward.

We are here to offer our support and the resources [Technical difficulty—Editor] survivors, their organizations and communities are ready.

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