Bill passes to end discrimination in the Indian Act
The Senate of Canada signed off on a government bill Monday night to remove sex-discrimination from the Indian Act.
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Senators get a lesson on how to “Indigenize” upper chamber in Ottawa
Canada’s Red Chamber got a lesson on how to “Indigenize” the Senate. It came in the form of young people paying a visit to the Senate’s Aboriginal Affairs committee.
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.
Sen. Patrick Brazeau acquitted of charges related to drunk driving
Sen. Patrick Brazeau has been acquitted of drunk-driving charges that date back to 2014.
Nation to Nation: The Inuit experiment, Beyak booted and putting the Senate behind bars
Nation to Nation In the 1960s, the federal government plucked three Inuit children from their…
Senator Lynn Beyak continues to defend comments about residential schools
APTN National News Senator Lynn Beyak says her removal from the Senate’s Aboriginal Peoples committee…
Sen. Beyak’s residential school comments hit close to home in northern Ontario
Willow Fiddler APTN National News Sen. Lynn Beyak is from Dryden, Ontario. It’s a small…
Senate committee tells minister to halt sex-based amendments to Indian Act after ‘inadequate consultation’
Senate tells Indigenous Affairs minister to ask for extension on bill to amend the Indian Act.