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Assembly of First Nations takes Trudeau to task over racism, rights and reconciliation – CBC
Dec 05, 2024 Prime minister pressed on broken promises, racism in policing and more during AFN’s annual winter meeting Grieving mothers whose children were killed by police made emotional pleas for the prime minister to act on Thursday, as Justin Trudeau found himself on the defensive during the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) annual winter meeting […]
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Speech – Canadian Special Operations Regiment Standard Ceremony
December 5, 2024 We are gathered today on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation, whose presence and stewardship of the Kitchisippi and its tributaries, dates to time immemorial. We honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to this land. We also honour the stories of thousands of First Nations, Inuit and […]
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Carbon tax threatened with more legal action – National Observer
December 5, 2024 The federal government could soon face another court challenge over the carbon price from the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations. The Indian Resource Council of Canada (IRC) and some Treaty Six Chiefs held a news conference on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, indicating they intend to file a judicial review against the […]
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What’s New in Indigenous Watchdog: 260 New Entries: Nov. 1, 2024 – Nov. 30, 2024
November: 93 Positive Actions and Commitments VS 125 Current Problems 2024 TOTAL: 739 Positive Actions and Commitments VS 1,171 Current Problems Not Started Stalled In Progress Complete 15 19 46 14 16% 20% 49% 15% Status Legacy Calls to Action (1-42) + 50-52, 62-65 Reconciliation Calls to Action (43-94) Not Started 2, 9, 10, 26, […]
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Toronto could help higher earners buy a home + Crown attorneys struggling with police overtime – The Star
Dec. 5, 2024 Toronto considering loosening its affordable housing rules, Crown attorneys asked to curb police overtime and the labour minister weighing in on the Canada Post strike. Good morning. This is the Thursday, Dec. 5 edition of First Up, the Star’s daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox. […]
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Media Advisory – Prime Minister’s itinerary for Thursday, December 5, 2024
December 4, 2024 National Capital Region, Canada The Prime Minister will attend and deliver remarks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly. The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree, the Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Patty Hajdu, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of […]
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Online harms bill, CRA privacy breaches and Indigenous procurement on the agenda – iPolitics
Dec 5, 2024 What’s on the agenda for the House and Senate committees today. A day after Justice Minister Arif Virani announced that he would split his government’s controversial bid to crack down on “online harms” into two separate bills — which, as CBC News notes, could “speed up passage of measures to protect children […]
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Speech – Letters of Credence Ceremony
December 4, 2024 Welcome to Rideau Hall. Today, we gather on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe peoples. Land acknowledgements are a way to show respect to Indigenous peoples, who have taken care of these lands for thousands of years. Over the course of your mandates, you will often hear about the reconciliation journey […]
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No clear direction from public on council composition – TB News Watch
December 04, 2024 Council composition review committee decides to leave their final recommendation up in the air until the beginning of the new year. THUNDER BAY — Faced with a low response rate and split results in its latest survey, the city’s council composition committee will have to make a decision without clear direction from […]
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In the news today: Pressure up on feds to intervene in postal strike – Collingwood Today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… The business community is ramping up pressure on the federal government to intervene in the ongoing Canada Post strike, which is on its 20th day. The Retail Council of Canada said Tuesday that the strike by more than […]
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