Chiefs in Ottawa for Tobacco Meeting

07/29/2008

Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke Chiefs Rhonda Kirby and Peggy Mayo are in Ottawa today to attend a meeting on tobacco.

They will be meeting with other Native leaders as well as Member of Parliament Dave Mackenzie, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Responsible for Public Safety Stockwell Day.

�This informal session is a direct result of our presentation to the Public Safety Standing Committee on Contraband Tobacco back in June,� said Chief Kirby. �This idea of an informal session was proposed by Mr. Mackenzie as a way to discuss the issue of tobacco and to share mutual concerns surrounding the tobacco industry,� she added.

The informal meeting takes place in Ottawa later this morning on Parliament Hill.

Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke Chiefs Rhonda Kirby and Peggy Mayo are in Ottawa today to attend a meeting on tobacco.

They will be meeting with other Native leaders as well as Member of Parliament Dave Mackenzie, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Responsible for Public Safety Stockwell Day.

�This informal session is a direct result of our presentation to the Public Safety Standing Committee on Contraband Tobacco back in June,� said Chief Kirby. �This idea of an informal session was proposed by Mr. Mackenzie as a way to discuss the issue of tobacco and to share mutual concerns surrounding the tobacco industry,� she added.

The informal meeting takes place in Ottawa later this morning on Parliament Hill.