Attawapiskat Chief Opting Out

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says she won’t attend
Friday’s meetings between First Nations leaders and the federal government because Governor General David Johnston has said he won’t be there.
Spence has been engaged in a protest since December 11th, subsisting solely on fish broth and tea in an effort to secure a meeting with Johnston and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
A spokesperson for Johnston has said he would not attend the
sessions on Friday because they are working meetings with government on policy issues.
Spence says she has written to Buckingham Palace to ask that
Johnston be in attendance.