Queen’s University Global Development Studies professor Bob Lovelace is available to discuss today’s meeting between provincial premiers and Aboriginal leaders (including Assembly of First Nations chief Shawn Atleo), ahead of the premiers’ summit on inter-provincial relations.

Professor Lovelace, a retired Ardoch Algonquin First Nation chief, can comment on many of the issues that will be discussed by the leaders, including natural resource development, education and economic issues, and the prevention of violence against Aboriginal women and girls.

Please note Professor Lovelace is only available for phone interviews.

To arrange an interview, please contact communication officers Michael Onesi at 613.533.6000 ext. 77513 or michael.onesi@queensu.ca or Anne Craig at 613-533-2877 or Anne.Craig@queensu.ca at Queen’s University News and Media Services Department in Kingston, Ont., Canada.

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