Alberta Child Welfare class action lawsuit deadline is January 15, 2017
by John Copley (ANNews) – On February 19, 2008, a class action lawsuit was issued by Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Referred to as T.L.,…
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Statement by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on the accomplishments of 2016
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Dec. 23, 2016) – Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, issued the…
Albertans must demand a better child welfare system – now
by John Copley (ANNEws) – Alberta’s Indigenous children are in dire need of a social and medical services portfolio that not only guarantees them viable…
Roberta Jamieson discusses human rights violations in Canada – past and present
by John Copley (ANNews) – In the fall of 1998 the University of Alberta introduced its first Visiting Lectureship in Human Rights series, a new…
AFN pushes to advance TRC Calls to Action and advance reconciliation
(December 15, 2016) – On December 15, 2016 – the anniversary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) – Assembly of…
Recent death of aged-out young woman in Surrey a signal that immediate policy changes required
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, Dec. 7, 2016 – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are once again calling on the Provincial government to bring…
AFN honours Gord Downie and pays tribute to Reconciliation Legacy
GATINEAU, QC, Dec. 6, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations today honoured Canadian artist and musician Gord Downie for his work on Reconciliation by…
Open letter from Correctional Service Canada to the Auditor General on his Fall 2016 report
(Ottawa, Dec. 2016) – Correctional Service Canada (CSC) Commissioner Don Head sent this open letter to Auditor General Michael Ferguson in response to the Fall…
IRC intervenes in the Clyde River Supreme Court of Canada appeal
INUVIK, NT, Nov. 30, 2016 /CNW/ – The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is delivering oral arguments today before the Supreme Court of Canada in the appeal…
AG Report affirms need for First Nations-led Restorative Justice Systems
OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today responded to the Auditor General of Canada’s fall 2016 report, Preparing Indigenous…