Canada’s First Nations Human Rights Tribunal Will Soon Rule On Child Welfare – Huffington Post
Canada’s First Nations Human Rights Tribunal Will Soon Rule On Child Welfare – Huffington Post
OTTAWA — The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is expected to issue a ruling in the next month that could remove the government’s discretion to deal with one the central issues flagged by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The quasi-judicial body is set to weigh in on whether the federal government discriminated against First Nations children by not funding child welfare services on reserve at the same level as services elsewhere.
The challenge to funding levels was first raised in 2007 by the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. Six years after the initial complaint, 72 days of hearings were held.
