Minister Strahl Announces Appointments to Inuvialuit Arbitration Board

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OTTAWA (February 1, 2008) – The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, announced today the re-appointment of Stindar Lal as Chair and Alfred Pallister as Vice-Chair of the Inuvialuit Arbitration Board.
“I am pleased to re-appoint these well-regarded individuals to the Inuvialuit Arbitration Board,” Minister Strahl said. “I am confident Mr. Lal and Dr. Pallister will continue to contribute to the successful implementation of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.”

“Their in-depth knowledge and involvement in Northern issues will continue to be a great asset to the Board,” added Minister Strahl.
The Inuvialuit Arbitration Board is a quasi-judicial body with the jurisdiction to arbitrate any difference between the Inuvialuit and the governments of Canada, the Northwest Territories or Yukon, as well as between the Inuvialuit and industry as to the meaning, interpretation, application or implementation of the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Final Agreement. The Board was established in 1984 by the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act.

Biography - Mr. Stindar (Stien) K. Lal
Biography - Dr. Alfred Ernest Pallister

For further information please contact:

Minister’s Office
Ted Yeomans
Director of Communication
Office of the Honourable Chuck Strahl
819-997-0002
Media Relations
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
819-953-1160

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