Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity ‘complicated’ as members questioned
The chair of the Liberal party’s Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is “complicated” after questions…
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Parliamentary committee recommends reopening baby eel fishery on East Coast
Liberal MP says plan to deal with the elver fishery coming.
Liberal MP, senator call for public investigation into federal officers who stranded Mi’kmaw fishers
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says an outside investigation into an incident where federal fisheries officers…
Conservatives push motion to ‘axe the tax’ at committee meeting on Indigenous child welfare
NDP MP says motion was ‘disgusting’ considering the issue being studied.
First Nation chiefs tell Parliamentary committee to ‘kill’ Métis self government legislation
First Nations chiefs from northern Ontario were in Ottawa this week for hearings related to…
Quebec electoral commission passes on giving Nunavik its own federal riding
Electoral reform report cites low population as reason.
‘It needs to be a day of reckoning:’ Parliamentary committee studying land back
‘I think this study will really explore the connection of Indigenous people to land in a way that people don’t naturally equate to property.’
Mi’kmaw MP says legal challenges likely over commission boundary changes
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste (Sydney-Victoria) says he is disappointed with the Nova Scotia Boundaries Commission’s…
Mi’kmaw MP argues against proposed electoral boundary changes at Parliamentary committee
The Mi’kmaw MP from Nova Scotia took his arguments against proposed federal electoral boundary changes…