Posts Tagged ‘aboriginal affairs’

Aboriginal Affairs minister sorry for telling NDP MP to ‘listen to your father’

OTTAWA – Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt has apologized after telling an NDP MP…

by Heather Scoffield - Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A small step toward justice and healing?

The House to study the cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Harper names Valcourt to replace Duncan as aboriginal affairs minister

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has tapped an experienced hand to take over…

by Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press - Friday, February 22, 2013
A small cabinet shuffle

Bernard Valcourt becomes the new minister of aboriginal affairs

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, February 22, 2013
John Duncan resigns

The Aboriginal Affairs Minister abruptly steps down

by Sue Allan - Friday, February 15, 2013
‘They are part of us’

House to create committee to study violence against Aboriginal women

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, February 15, 2013
‘The critical matter of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls’

The House considers committee hearings

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, February 14, 2013
Government to appeal court ruling that Metis, other natives are ‘Indian’

OTTAWA – The federal government will appeal a landmark Federal Court ruling which would…

by The Canadian Press - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The decent fix for aboriginal rights

Aboriginal peoples of Canada deserve justice, says Barbara Amiel, but negotiations will be complicated

by Barbara Amiel - Friday, February 1, 2013
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Romeo Saganash’s bill on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People is…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Commons: Theresa Spence exits the stage

The most influential woman in the country ends her protest

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, January 24, 2013
‘Deeply committed to carrying on the fight’

A statement from Bob Rae on today’s declaration.
“I am encouraged that Chief Theresa…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, January 24, 2013
‘Now is the time to begin a new relationship’

A statement from Thomas Mulcair on today’s declaration.
The NDP support the principles outlined…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, January 24, 2013
The end of a protest

Amid mixed polling, questions about her health and a report that she was facing…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, January 24, 2013
‘Our deep appreciation for her strength and resolve’

The Assembly of First Nations confirms its support for the joint declaration.
“We have…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Spence’s protest nears an end

Theresa Spence’s protest will end tomorrow morning—a news conference has been called for 11am—with…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The draft declaration

The Canadian Press has a draft of the declaration that would end Theresa Spence’s…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Moving past the Indian Act

The Agenda convenes a panel to discuss #IdleNoMore and the Indian Act….

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wab Kinew on #IdleNoMore

Wab Kinew, the rapper, journalist and director of indigenous inclusion at the University of…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
An end to Theresa Spence’s protest?

Three separate reports this morning that Chief Theresa Spence’s protest could be nearing an…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 23, 2013