Federal Indigenous child welfare reform bill one step closer to becoming law
The federal government’s proposed changes to the First Nation, Metis and Inuit child welfare system…
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UNDRIP bill caught up in Senate dispute amid Conservative protest
Justin Brake Todd Lamirande APTN News The Senate must pass Bill C-262. That was the…
Conservatives on cusp of killing Indigenous rights legislation, C-262
Conservative senators are on the brink of thwarting Parliament’s attempt to bring Canada’s laws in…
Senate committee recommends Beyak suspension over letters on Indigenous people
The Senate’s ethics committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay for…
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…
Chief hopes Senate committee sees link between resource development, violence
“Women feel that it is their word against their perpetrators.”
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…
Standing committee waiting for UNDRIP bill as groups accuse Conservatives of stalling
The chair of the Senate Aboriginal Affairs committee says the sooner Bill C-262 gets through…
Women leaders rip Ottawa for not ending Indian Act discrimination
Women leaders were in Ottawa Tuesday demanding an end to sex discrimination in the Indian…