First Nations shut out from economic opportunities of the Cannabis Act
‘For the last 150 years, First Nations have been excluded from economic opportunities on their lands,’ says Senate report.
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Young Indigenous leaders speak on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Senate
Jama Maxie is one of five young Indigenous leaders who were invited to a Senate…
Senate report says forced sterilizations should be added to criminal code
A new Senate committee report says there should be criminal consequences for doctors who perform…
Senate report on fisheries finds federal government failing First Nations rights-holders
A new report by the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has found the federal…
There may have been a miscarriage of justice in case of Quewezance sisters, says justice minister
Odelia Quewezance says she was in shock when she received the news.
Witnesses tell senate human rights committee about forced sterilization at hearing
Senator says forcing a woman to be sterilized could fall under the criminal code.
Former MMIWG commissioner Michèle Audette named to Canada’s Senate
Michèle Audette, the former commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women…
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…
Senate document dump breached privacy of 200 Indigenous applicants
Canada’s privacy laws don’t apply to the Senate, says privacy commissioner’s office.