The federal Aboriginal Affairs department and Justice Canada gathered personal information about a First Nations children’s advocate who launched a human rights complaint against Ottawa, the privacy watchdog has found.
Canada has failed to disclose thousands of documents which may be relevant to the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society’s human rights complaint.
An internal Aboriginal Affairs investigation cleared federal officials of breaching the privacy of a First Nations children’s advocate who accused the department of spying.
Aboriginal Affairs has refused to release any documents related to its investigation into allegations officials with the federal department spied on a First Nations children’s advocate despite the issue playing a major role in an ongoing human rights tribunal hearings, says one of the lawyers involved in the case.
A discrimination case against Canada is on hold at the Human Rights Tribunal in Ottawa.
An Indian residential school survivor has issued a challenge to Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt to review archival files that prove the government of Canada deliberately destroyed residential school documents.
Federal department of Justice lawyers who are appealing a Federal Court ruling on Jordan’s Principle will find themselves arguing against their own government.
The grand chief for the Mohawk community at the heart of the Oka crisis says Ottawa’s lead negotiator threatened to shut down land claim negotiations over plans to dissolve Kanesatake’s band council.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says he’s not aware of an internal analysis drafted by his department outlining Ottawa’s position to officially deny Indian residential school documents were ever intentionally destroyed.
