Military involvement in racist, extremist activity ‘growing at an alarming rate’: report
‘The detection of extremist pockets or individuals’ in the armed forces ‘is still very much siloed and inefficient,’ says report
Brett Forester
Brett is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation in Ontario. He grew up in Ottawa where he obtained an English degree from Carleton University. Brett is a creative writer, poet, and journalist. He joined the Ottawa bureau for APTN News in December 2019 as a digital reporter.
Inuit leader hopes ‘spotty’ record of working with bureaucrats improves with Inuit Nunangat Policy
‘There has not been an obligation to understand within the federal public service in any co-ordinated way, and this changes that.’
Next Conservative leader must have real reconciliation plan say political analysts
“The Harper government left a very bad taste with Indigenous people all across the country. Poilievre, that’s a cross he’ll have to bear.”
Budget is ‘a start’ to address housing, but a long road remains ahead says FSIN vice chief
‘There are investments with the Liberal government. We’re still calling for more, but at least we’re working with something.’
Mounties spent $950K on winter operations for Coastal GasLink
RCMP group planned to raid activist camp even though pipeline workers had gone home for the holidays, internal documents show.
Ottawa tracked Mohawk-Wet’suwet’en links, feared repeat of 2020 blockades: memo
‘Certain Mohawk individuals are known to use protest opportunities to leverage support online, and in the mainstream media,’ briefing document says
Canada plans to fight band reparations class action in court
Ottawa’s legal arguments ‘pay lip service to the idea of reconciliation’ while denying liability for loss of culture at residential schools, lawyer tells N2N
Latest UN climate change report cites ‘broken promises’ that will lead to an unlivable world
Report says world is on a ‘fast track to disaster’ unless people act.
Catholic Church must ‘address deniers’ following apology says Murray Sinclair
Sorry is ‘an important milestone’ but more work must be done, according to the retired senator and former judge