Coalition issues statement calling for action on Justice Tulloch’s police oversight recommendations
Press Release August 16, 2017 TORONTO – Today, a coalition of community and advocacy groups, as well as the Ontario Human Rights Commission, issued a joint statement calling on the Government of Ontario…
Federal Ombudsman finds federal grant program for victims not meeting its objectives
Press Release Ombudsman calls for a more victim-centred approach August 16, 2017 – Ottawa – Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime The Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, Sue…
Moving Beyond the 1965 Agreement to Improve Support to Children and Families in Ontario First Nations
Press Release Today, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs hosted a leadership meeting with Ontario Chiefs and First Nations Social Services representatives, as well as Michael Coteau, Ontario…
Response to recommendations of Child Death Review Committee – Government of NB
Press Release August 14, 2017 FREDERICTON (GNB) – A response was issued today by Families and Children Minister Stephen Horsman to the June 9 and June 20 recommendations from the…
Eleven people arrested in Operation Grand Slam
Press Release August 11, 2017 Hay River, Northwest Territories Between August 4 and August 7, 2017, the Hay River RCMP and the “G” Division Federal Investigations Unit Northwest Territories RCMP conducted a drug enforcement…
Promoting Diversity in the Judiciary – Government of ON
Press Release Province Working to Recruit More Judges from Indigenous and Diverse Communities August 11, 2017 11:30 A.M. Ministry of the Attorney General Ontario is working to promote greater diversity…
Continued discrimination against First Nations children violates global anti-racism treaty
Press Release 10 August 2017 Federal government’s failure to comply with Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling at issue next week during United Nations review Prominent Canadian child welfare and human…
Rights and Freedoms Award 2017 on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Call for Nominations
Press Release Montréal, August 9, 2017– The call for nominations of the 2017 Rights and Freedoms Award, dedicated to the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and presented by the Commission des droits…
Preventing family violence for new Albertans
Press Release August 08, 2017 Support from the Alberta government means immigrant and refugee families will have greater access to services that address family violence and foster healthy relationships. The…
Minister Parsons Announces Appointment of Two New Provincial Court Judges
Press Release August 08, 2017 The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, announced today the appointment of two new Provincial Court Judges. Robin Fowler…
