The Conservative party is refusing to release the number of signatures amassed on a petition calling for “more transparency for First Nation governments” promoted by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt on the party’s website.
Federal government documents show Manitoba is one of the worst places for First Nations people to live in Canada.
The bands say it’s been three years and counting since they’ve met with Aboriginal Affairs.
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Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says the department will immediately cut funding and begin court action against any First Nation that refuses to comply with his government’s transparency law.
The Attawapiskat airport was closed and the local school was put in lockdown after police launched a morning manhunt for a 36-year-old man following reports of shots being fired.
Group protests Winnipeg police after woman roughed up
This is an anxious time of year for the people of Shoal Lake 40.
(Editor’s note: Following an incident in Ottawa where a business refused to accept a First…
