Human rights hearing on Ottawa’s First Nation child welfare failures begins
Three days of hearings into Ottawas failure to comply with an order from the Canadian human rights tribunal is underway.
Cindy Blackstock
Liberals promise First Nation child welfare ‘framework,’ but no new dollars in budget
The federal Liberal budget unveiled Wednesday provided no new funding for First Nations child welfare, but it promised to create an “Indigenous Framework on Early Learning and Child Care” at the conclusion of ongoing consultations with First Nations, Inuit and Metis stakeholders.
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal – Livestream
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal will hold three days of hearings into Canada’s non-compliance of a ruling handed down Jan. 26, 2016
Cindy Blackstock eyes Federal Court to force Ottawa to treat First Nations children fairly
APTN National News If the federal government won’t abide by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal…
Nation to Nation: New year, old struggle
Nation to Nation As 2017 dawns, Cindy Blackstock continues an old struggle in her case…
Cindy Blackstock and AFN file non-compliance motions against federal government
Several non-compliance orders have already been made by the tribunal.
N2N tackles the political side of First Nations child welfare system and how to make things right
N2N covers the political side of the First Nations child welfare system.
Trudeau Liberals twice rejected human rights commission mediation on FN child welfare: Blackstock
The Justin Trudeau Liberal government twice rejected mediation overtures from the Canadian Human Rights Commission before its last minute change of heart Monday