Canadian Human Rights Commission commends TRC on final report and calls for action
December 15, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issues the following statement in light of the release…
Congratulations to Donna Day, recipient of CLAS community service award
December 15, 2015 On December 1, 2015, the Community Legal Assistance Sarnia (CLAS) awarded Donna Day, the justice team leader for Enodmaagejig (Place of Helpers) Social Services on Walpole Island,…
Lower nutritional value in oilsands berries: study – Northern Journal
December 14, 2015 A five-year project twinning traditional knowledge and Western science has found berries growing near the oilsands industrial sites in northern Alberta have, at the very least, lower…
Anticipating Action: CASW Welcomes Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Press Release (Ottawa, Ontario) December 14, 2015 – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) welcomes the announcement that the Government of Canada has officially launched the first phase of…
Harmful to not acknowledge possibility of racists in Regina Police Service: community groups – Regina Leader-Post
December 15, 2015 Saying there are no racists in the Regina Police Service is a “naïve statement,” according to North Central Community Association executive director Michael Parker. On Friday, Police…
Stamp out racism – Cape Breton Post
December 15, 2015 RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson deserves considerable credit for taking first steps last week towards building a much-needed new relationship between his force and Canada’s aboriginal people. First,…
Arctic communities will need help to deal with climate change – CBC
Dec 15, 2015 ‘We are basically developing communities same as those in third world countries,’ says Okalik Eegeesiak Following the signing of a global pact to fight climate change over…
LSBC moving forward with First Nations reconciliation plan – Canadian Lawyer Magazine
14 December 2015 The Law Society of British Columbia wants all its member lawyers to read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report, says LSBC president Ken Walker. Walker…
Public consultation on Thaidene Nene National Park – Northern Journal
December 14, 2015 As proponents behind the Thaidene Nene National Park reserve continue to push for the establishment of a protection on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake, it…
TRC report: 5 stories of residential school escapees who died – CBC
Accounts of ill-fated escapes contained in final report of TRC Dec 14, 2015 The final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was released Monday and reveals in…
