AFN releases election priorities for federal parties
AFN National Chief Bellegarde said he’s not sure if he’s voting in this federal election
Liberals
Liberals back NDP Nutrition North motion facing Harper government opposition
NDP wants Nutrition North to include more communities
Valcourt unsure about details when questioned by MPs on First Nations children, youth
NDP MP calls Valcourt a ‘clown’
AFN fears ‘unjust labelling’ of First Nations activists as ‘terrorists’ under proposed anti-terror bill: document
The Assembly of First Nations will be seeking to appear as a witness before the House of Commons committee currently studying the Harper government’s proposed anti-terror bill.[…]
Fighting words: NDP MP takes aim at Indigenous Liberal candidates over anti-terrorism bill
Jorge Barrera APTN National News Indigenous Liberal candidates endorse a threat against Aboriginal rights by…
AFN’s Bellegarde demanding “immediate” meeting with Valcourt
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is demanding an “immediate meeting” with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt in the wake of a deadly fire on a Saskatchewan First Nation that left two children dead.
Dene Nation chief urges Trudeau to pressure candidate into stepping down from AFN
APTN National News OTTAWA—A senior Assembly of First Nations chief has written a letter urging…
Canada’s racism individual, not institutional, says former Aboriginal affairs minister
A former federal minister of Aboriginal affairs, who is trying to secure a Liberal nomination to run in the next election, says he doesn’t believe institutional racism exists in Canada but it is alive and well at the individual level.
Ex-spy’s allegations of CSIS law-breaking need investigation, say opposition MPs
A former intelligence officer’s allegations that Canada’s spy agency routinely ignores law-breaking by its operatives needs to be investigated, say opposition MPs.