The Canadian government will meet next week to discuss the future of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, CBC News reports.

Harry LaForme, an Ontario appeal court justice and member of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, resigned as chairman earlier this week. He claimed the two other commissioners did not share his view of the group's direction.

The remaining commissioners have denied the charge. But LaForme says the Assembly of First Nations was pushing the commission to focus more on the "truth" aspect rather than "reconciliation" between Natives and non-Natives, which he favors.

Native leaders said the resignation would hold up the commission's work and have called for a speedy replacement for LaForme. CBC News said the government is considering appointing an entirely new commission.

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Government to hold talks over future of residential-schools commission (CBC 10/24)
AFN meddling blamed for exit of commission's chairman (The Globe and Mail 10/23)

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