Committee announced to lead project for Residential Schools National Monument
Pablo Rodriguez, minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the formation of a 16-member committee that will…
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Emergencies Act committee can’t ignore Indigenous concerns about precedent, police bias say parliamentarians
‘Let’s make sure we have an Indigenous lens or somebody that understands where we’re coming from,’ says Sen. Michèle Audette
U.N. committee demands Canada respond to allegations it failed to protect Mi’kmaw fishers from racism, violence
A United Nations committee on racial discrimination is asking the federal government to respond to…
RCMP commissioner Lucki says changes in recruitment will help ease problems in force
Systemic racism within the RCMP was under the microscope at a federal committee and RCMP…
Fireworks erupt during Senate hearing on the environment in Winnipeg
The Senate’s environment committee was interrupted by an environmental group that claimed the senators were…
Best interest of the child needs to be re-defined, before passing Bill C-92 says child advocate
A child advocate who is testifying before Canada’s Senate says the best interest of the…
Push for study of coerced sterilization intensifies on Parliament Hill
A Commons committee will hear Thursday afternoon from senior government officials about the coerced sterilization…
Senate committee studies cannabis legislation and implications for First Nation, Metis and Inuit communities
A law that will soon legalize cannabis is winding its way through the Senate. On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples continued its study of Bill C-45 and how it relates to Indigenous communities.
Senate committee studying new relationship with Indigenous people
The Senate committee on Aboriginal peoples got back to work this week following a long Easter break.