Improving Indigenous Representation on Juries – Province Releases Final Report of the Debwewin Jury Review Implementation Committee
Press Release Province Releases Final Report of the Debwewin Jury Review Implementation Committee May 1, 2018 Ontario has received the Final Report of the Debwewin Jury Review Implementation Committee. The…
NB Government: New protection measures available for victims of intimate partner violence
Press Release May 01, 2018 MONCTON (GNB) – The Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Act was proclaimed today in order to activate new mechanisms that can help victims of intimate partner…
MRU: Walking With Our Sisters honours murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls
Press Release 1,665 moccasin tops provide a visual representation of all those who have been forever lost They are loved and they are not forgotten. An art instillation honouring murdered…
Missing Persons Week Declared in Saskatchewan
Press Release April 30, 2018 The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed the week of April 29 to May 5 as Missing Persons Week. This year’s theme is “We All Have…
Homelessness Survey in Gjoa Haven
Press Release The Department of Family Services, in partnership with the Nunavut Housing Corporation, is conducting a survey in Gjoa Haven from May 7-18 to better understand homelessness in the…
Ontario Investing in Indigenous Youth and Communities
Press Release Province Helping Address Urgent Needs in First Nations Communities April 30, 2018 Ontario is helping address urgent, unmet needs in First Nations communities across Ontario by investing in…
The Recognition and Implementation of Rights Framework Talk
Press Release To the British Columbia Business Council Vancouver, British Columbia April 13, 2018 Check against delivery Gilakas’la. Thank you for that very kind introduction. I would like to acknowledge…
Pauktuutit’s Response to UN Special Rapporteur’s Preliminary Findings on Violence Against Women in Canada
Press Release OTTAWA – Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada and President Rebecca Kudloo welcomes the preliminary conclusions by Dubravka Simonovic, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women in Canada and…
NWAC Respects Families’ Right to have a Voice at MMIWG Inquiry
Press Release April 26, 2018 OTTAWA, ON – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) continues to support the right for families to be heard at the National Inquiry into…
Ontario Launching New Justice Model in Toronto
Press Release Creating Community Justice Centres in Toronto, London and Kenora April 26, 2018 Ontario is launching a new and innovative initiative to respond to the overrepresentation of marginalized, racialized…
