Federal funding changes putting homeless at risk, say advocates
A shift in federal money could soon leave many on the streets.
Politics
Valcourt says band “responsible” for fighting fire that killed 2 kids
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt blamed Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation for not having the ability to fight a fire Tuesday that killed two children.
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…
Conservatives forced to pull photo of AFN national chief from party website
The Conservative party was forced to pull a cropped photograph of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde used to promote a petition trolling for signatures in support of the government’s First Nation Transparency Act.
Conservatives refuse to reveal numbers on party petition calling for more First Nation transparency
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.
What to pay a chief?
The Transparency Act may show how much chiefs make.
New QIA president “here to serve Inuit”
The political infrastructure in Nunavut is complicated.
Some families of missing, murdered Indigenous women want action instead of inquiry
There were some looming questions about the worth of a public inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous woman at a gathering in Winnipeg.
Accountability about more than numbers, say band members
The Transparency Act may show how much chiefs make, but it doesn’t answer the big questions.