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Hearing: Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples – Study on the new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples
February 06, 2018 Michael Ferguson, Chartered Professional AccountantCPA, Chartered AccountantCA Fellow Chartered Professional AccountantFCPA, Fellow Chartered AccountantFCA (New Brunswick) Auditor General of Canada Madam Chair, we are pleased to be here to talk about our audit work that may be useful to your Committee’s study on the new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Joining […]
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Read MoreGrapeshot: Notley says Alberta will stop importing B.C. wine in pipeline fight – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 6, 2018 By Dean Bennett THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON _ The fight over Alberta oil coming to British Columbia has now escalated into a wine war. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced Tuesday that the province is banning wine from B.C. wineries effective immediately. “This is one good step to waking B.C. up […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada introduces new protections for fish and their habitat
From Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ottawa, Ontario – From coast to coast to coast, Canadians have signaled their strong passion for protecting the fish and fish habitat that play such a vital role in our environment, our communities and our livelihoods. Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard […]
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Read MoreCanada Fails to Grasp the “Emergency” in First Nations Child Welfare: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Finds Federal Government Non-Compliant with Relief Orders
OTTAWA, ON (February 1, 2018, 9:00 a.m.) – The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) has issued a fifth legal order (2018 CHRT 4) against the Federal government in an ongoing case for equity for First Nations children and families. A landmark ruling by the Tribunal in January 2016 found Canada to be racially discriminating […]
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Read MoreTrudeau gets questions about veterans, racism, pipelines at Edmonton town hall – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 2, 2018 By Bob Weber THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON _ A disabled veteran, an Indigenous woman angry about racism and people worried about stalled oil pipelines had tough questions for the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a town hall meeting in Edmonton Thursday night. A former soldier who lost a leg in […]
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Read MoreEnough is enough:’ Alberta to suspend electricity purchase talks with B.C – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 1, 2018 By Colette Derworiz THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON _ Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government is suspending talks with British Columbia on the purchase of electricity from the western province. It’s the first step in Alberta’s fight against the B.C. government’s proposal to obstruct the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion […]
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Read MoreStatement by Minister Philpott on the February 1 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Compliance Orders and immediate actions being taken by the Federal Government
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (February 1, 2018) – The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement: “Today, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released a new ruling, and the Government of Canada has taken immediate action as part of its commitment to continue fully implementing all of the Tribunal’s orders. Our government has been working […]
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Read MoreMinister Monsef highlights Government of Canada actions to advance gender equality
January 31, 2018 – New York City, New York – Status of Women Canada Canadians believe in gender equality, but we must continue taking bold actions that will bring it closer to reality. The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, participated today at the Women in Corporate Leadership Initiativeevent in New York City. Canada’s […]
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Read MoreCanadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates – Statement regarding Indigenous child welfare
TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2018 – Following last week’s emergency meeting on Indigenous child welfare in Ottawa, convened by Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) has issued the following statement: As independent child advocates from nine provinces and two […]
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Read MoreBR Alta Kenney – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Jan 31, 2018 EDMONTON – Jason Kenney says the United Conservative Party in Alberta will rigorously check prospective candidates for conduct related to sexual harassment. The former federal Conservative cabinet minister was sworn in on Monday as a member of the Alberta legislature after winning a byelection in December. Kenney […]
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