Despite Parliament's vow, FN kids still fall through cracks, research shows
Seven years ago, Jordan River Anderson of Norway House, Man., died in a Winnipeg hospital.
Seven years ago, Jordan River Anderson of Norway House, Man., died in a Winnipeg hospital.
Saskatchewan Conservative MP Rob Clarke introduced a private member’s bill Monday that, if passed, would increase the power of bands to pass bylaws, repeal sections of the Indian Act dealing with residential schools, the governing of wills and that barred First Nations in the prairies from freely selling agricultural products.
Opposition MPs said Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan seemed “tired” in an appearance before a parliamentary committee Tuesday that left them wondering if he’s still up to the job of leading a sprawling and complex department.
Opposition MPs said Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan seemed “tired” in an appearance before a parliamentary committee Tuesday that left them wondering if he’s still up to the job of leading a sprawling and complex department.
The dream of a young girl from Attawapiskat has inspired a politician in Canada’s Parliament.
The dream of a young girl from Attawapiskat has inspired a politician in Canada’s Parliament.
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Roads, airports and sewers in Canada’s North face serious threats from the unfolding impacts of climate change, the Parliamentary Aboriginal affairs committee has found, and it is calling on the federal government to step in and protect infrastructure “critical to northerners for their existence.”
The federal gun registry will live to face a different vote on another day after MPs on Wednesday evening narrowly passed a motion to quash a Conservative bill aimed at killing the gun registry.