Prorogation forces shift in dates for UN Indigenous peoples rapporteur visit
James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples will now visit Canada from Oct. 7 to 15.
James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples will now visit Canada from Oct. 7 to 15.
The NDP is calling on the Harper government to allow the UN special rapporteur on Indigenous peoples into the country on an official visit.
The UN official tasked with monitoring the situation of Indigenous peoples around the world has contacted the Canadian government to express “deep concern” over the housing crisis in Attawapiskat, a northern Ontario First Nations community on the shore of James Bay.