Senate report on fisheries finds federal government failing First Nations rights-holders
A new report by the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has found the federal…
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There may have been a miscarriage of justice in case of Quewezance sisters, says justice minister
Odelia Quewezance says she was in shock when she received the news.
Witnesses tell senate human rights committee about forced sterilization at hearing
Senator says forcing a woman to be sterilized could fall under the criminal code.
Former MMIWG commissioner Michèle Audette named to Canada’s Senate
Michèle Audette, the former commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women…
Senate passes bill to implement United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Liberal legislation that is supposed to harmonize Canada’s laws with the United Nations Declaration…
Senate document dump breached privacy of 200 Indigenous applicants
Canada’s privacy laws don’t apply to the Senate, says privacy commissioner’s office.
Senate investigating how personal documents were dumped ‘in the streets’ of downtown Ottawa
Information discovered short walk from Parliament Hill included name, age, identity and community.
Politicians call for inquiry into deadly wellness checks by police
“How it is that a 26-year-old mother, daughter, beautiful Indigenous woman, was shot five times in her own apartment?”
Black caucus calls out racism in Canada
Canada’s Black MPs and senators say more must be done to end racism. And they…