Federal opposition parties mum on First Nations child welfare court ruling

By Mark Blackburn

Apr 20, 2012

News that a Federal Court judge is ordering the Human Rights Tribunal to take a look at a discrimination case against Canada may be big news to some, but it seems to the majority it has largely gone unnoticed.

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News that a Federal Court judge is ordering the Human Rights Tribunal to take a look at a discrimination case against Canada may be big news to some, but it seems to the majority it has largely gone unnoticed.

Justice Anne Mactavish ruled the head of the Human Rights Tribunal erred on several fronts when dismissing the case.

To many advocates the First Nations child welfare human rights complaint is the important story in the country.

But the reaction from federal politicians has been underwhelming.

APTN National News reporter Annette Francis wonders why.