Ottawa says complaints mechanism not the solution to meeting Jordan’s Principle backlog
A federal government official says adding a complaints mechanism to Jordan’s Principle requests would create…
First Nations children
More than half of sleep related deaths in Manitoba are First Nations infants
A new report from the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth released today with a…
Document: Ottawa’s funding shortfall put East Coast FN children at ‘high’ risk of ‘serious harm’
A funding shortfall faced by Aboriginal Affairs on the East Coast put First Nation children at “high” risk of “exposure” to “serious harm,” according to an internal department document that surfaced during a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing wrapping up this week.
3 UN rapporteurs investigated allegations Ottawa retaliated against FN children’s advocate
Three UN rapporteurs investigated allegations the Harper government retaliated against a First Nation children’s advocate for launching a human rights complaints against Ottawa.
Lawyer says Ottawa won't agree to stop spying on First Nations children's advocate
The lawyer for a First Nations children’s advocate plans to ask the Human Rights Tribunal to order the federal government to cease surveillance on his client.
Newfoundland's family services 'kidnap' Innu children: councillor
Imagine one day your child stops coming by to visit and you have no idea why.
Aboriginal Affairs fails to disclose spying investigation documents during human rights case
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.
Tribunal begins hearing into complaint against Ottawa over discrimination against FN children
After years of legal wrangling a preliminary hearing started Tuesday in Ottawa looking into whether Canada discriminates against First Nation children living on reserves.
Despite Parliament's vow, FN kids still fall through cracks, research shows
Seven years ago, Jordan River Anderson of Norway House, Man., died in a Winnipeg hospital.