OIPRD Welcomes Proposed Legislation to Strengthen Complaint System
Press Release November 2, 2017 TORONTO – The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) welcomes proposed legislation that would, if passed, strengthen the police complaints system. “I supported…
Provincial Legislation to Improve First Nation Policing and Community Safety
Press Release OTTAWA, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) Board chairman Mike Metatawabin applauds sweeping changes to the Government of Ontario’s…
Over 48,000 British Columbians have had their say on cannabis
Press Release November 02, 2017 VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public and stakeholder engagement on the legalization and regulation of non-medical cannabis — one of the most engaging in B.C.’s history…
Ontario Building Stronger, Safer Communities
Press Release Province Moving Forward With Largest Policing Transformation in a Generation November 2, 2017 11:30 A.M. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Ontario is working to build stronger,…
Victim of Assault at Saskatoon Correctional Centre Dies in Hospital
Press Release November 2, 2017 Cornell HENRY, who was an inmate on remand at Saskatoon Correctional Centre when he was assaulted on October 23, 2017, died this morning at Royal…
National Day of Action on First Nations Child Welfare A Message to the Government of Canada: Comply with CHRT Ruling, Support First Nations Children Now
National Day of Action on First Nations Child Welfare A Message to the Government of Canada: Comply with CHRT Ruling, Support First Nations Children Now November 2, 2017 (Ottawa, ON)…
OCYA-AB: Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving the serious injury of a youth
Edmonton…The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed an Investigative Review regarding a serious injury sustained by a young person and is publicly releasing the results of the…
Enhancing human rights protection in Alberta
Press Release November 01, 2017 The Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2017 would strengthen human rights protection and further protect Albertans from age discrimination. If passed, the bill would amend the Alberta Human…
Minister Parsons Releases Interim Report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Press Release November 01, 2017 The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, today released the interim report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women…
Media Advisory – AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde to Hold News Conference Following National Day of Action on First Nations Child Welfare
Media Advisory – AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde to Hold News Conference Following National Day of Action on First Nations Child Welfare OTTAWA, Nov. 1, 2017 – Assembly of First Nations…
