Proposed First Nations child welfare money major part of government’s fiscal update
The Liberal government released its fiscal update Tuesday afternoon and a big part of the announcement…
Child Welfare
‘An important step’: Feds pledge up to $40B to compensate First Nations kids, reform child welfare
Settlement not reached but announcement sets the stage for potential resolution by end of December
Manitoba social workers co-author book on how changes can be made to the child welfare system
We spend a lot of time tearing down the child welfare system while talking to…
Record number of children died while receiving child services in Alberta according to new report
Critics in Alberta are calling on the government to overhaul its child intervention policy after…
Murray Sinclair to chair negotiations on federal compensation for First Nations kids
The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will aid talks between the…
Can 5 weeks of talks settle a 14-year battle over child welfare? Here’s what has to happen
Negotiations underway for more than a year when December deadline announced, according to court documents
Ottawa appeals court decision upholding cash for First Nations kids
Government pledges to try and negotiate solution before actively litigating case
Gitxsan community stops B.C. social workers from taking child back into ‘care’
‘We’re sick and tired of generation after generation being lost in the system…’ says Kolin Sutherland-Wilson of the Git’luuhl’um’hetxwit house.
Judge upholds human rights compensation order for First Nations kids
Canada has lost every battle so far in 14-year-old court fight that isn’t over yet