Lawyer says Ottawa won't agree to stop spying on First Nations children's advocate
The lawyer for a First Nations children’s advocate plans to ask the Human Rights Tribunal to order the federal government to cease surveillance on his client.
Child Welfare
RCMP confirm child arrested in death of boy on Saskatchewan First Nation
The RCMP confirmed what APTN National News first revealed last week, the alleged killer of a six year-old boy on a Saskatchewan First Nation is a child himself.
Tribunal continues to hear how feds allegedly spied on Cindy Blackstock
The federal government has been accused of violating the privacy of First Nation child welfare advocate Cindy Blackstock.
Cindy Blackstock gets ready to take on the government again: 'I just want them to stop'
APTN National News On a typical humid morning in Ottawa, Cindy Blackstock sits on the…
NDP call for investigation into federal government's conduct at human rights tribunal
APTN National News The federal New Democratic Party is calling for an independent investigation into…
Federal government's conduct 'far from irreproachable' says Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
APTN National News The federal government has been accused of knowingly withholding key pieces of…
Aboriginal Affairs, Justice Canada gathered personal information on First Nations child advocate: privacy watchdog
The federal Aboriginal Affairs department and Justice Canada gathered personal information about a First Nations children’s advocate who launched a human rights complaint against Ottawa, the privacy watchdog has found.
Aboriginal Affairs fails to disclose spying investigation documents during human rights case
Aboriginal Affairs has refused to release any documents related to its investigation into allegations officials with the federal department spied on a First Nations children’s advocate despite the issue playing a major role in an ongoing human rights tribunal hearings, says one of the lawyers involved in the case.
Federal government accused of withholding documents at Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Federal justice lawyers were accused of withholding thousands of pages of documents related to an…
