Senate passes bill to implement United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Liberal legislation that is supposed to harmonize Canada’s laws with the United Nations Declaration…
Ottawa
AFN lawyer rips Ottawa’s ‘callous’ and ‘heartless’ arguments on day two of judicial reviews
Caring Society says Canada’s pledge to compensate through class action is a ‘divide and conquer’ approach the court should reject
6 years after TRC call to action, Indigenous Peoples to use traditional names on government ID
Government also announces Indigenous language commissioner and directors.
‘A shameful strategy aimed at saving money’: Feds panned for attacking human rights tribunal compensation order as appeals begin
‘The decision here is so deeply problematic,’ says Ottawa counsel Robert Frater, ‘it would be better to start again with another tribunal’ on compensation question
What to look for in Ottawa’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal appeals: frequently asked questions
APTN News will carry the judicial hearing live starting Monday at 9:30 a.m. ET
NDP calls on Ottawa to recognize residential schools as genocide
New Democrats are calling on the federal government to recognize what happened at residential schools…
‘It’s a nightmare’: Zach Trout watched two of his children die, now he’s fighting Canada for justice
Trout alleges two of his kids fell between the cracks of jurisdiction. He seeks $1 billion for thousands of ‘forgotten children’ who were denied essential services
Parliament adopts motion demanding Trudeau halt ‘belligerent’ court fights versus First Nations kids, survivors
Trudeau and cabinet abstained from voting while Liberal backbench endorsed NDP opposition motion
Ottawa claims it has ‘no duty to compensate’ thousands of First Nations families who were denied essential services: court documents
‘End this toxic war on the children,’ says Charlie Angus as NDP tables motion demanding Liberals halt court fights