NDP calls on Harper government to allow UN rapporteur to enter Canada on official visit
The NDP is calling on the Harper government to allow the UN special rapporteur on Indigenous peoples into the country on an official visit.
The NDP is calling on the Harper government to allow the UN special rapporteur on Indigenous peoples into the country on an official visit.
As Idle No More rallies again unfolded around the world Monday, Cree NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced a private members bill to make federal laws compatible with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The fast may be over but the fight continues.
Chief Theresa Spence is planning her exit strategy to end her weeks-old fast Thursday by demanding a commitment from federal opposition leaders and chiefs to press the Conservative government on a list of demands going forward.
Conservative MP Rob Clarke is the biggest spender of all the Aboriginal MPs on Parliament Hill according to the annual fiscal report released by the federal government this week.
NDP MP Romeo Saganash apologized Monday after he was taken off an Air Canada Jazz flight because he was too drunk to fly, CBC is reporting.
Romeo Saganash surprised many by suddenly withdrawing from the NDP leadership race last week.
Romeo Saganash surprised many by suddenly withdrawing from the NDP leadership race last week.
Cree NDP Romeo Saganash plans to officially withdraw from the NDP leadership race Friday, APTN National News has confirmed.