Media Advisory: Ministers to Update Progress of Ontario’s Long-Term Strategy to End Violence Against Indigenous Women
Press Release February 28, 2017 Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Indira Naidoo-Harris, Minister of the Status of Women and Michael Coteau,…
Ontario Making Criminal Justice System Faster and Fairer in Barrie
Press Release Province Expanding Bail Programs and Hiring More Prosecutors and Court Staff February 27, 2017 Ministry of the Attorney General Ontario is moving forward with its plan to make…
MMIWG: Update on Family Advisory Circle Meeting
Press Release Toronto, Ont. – Several Indigenous families who have lost loved ones met this week with the five Commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and…
Government to seek to find systemic issues with handling of sexual assault cases
Press Release FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government is pleased that police forces in New Brunswick have ordered a review of files on reported sexual assault cases that had been…
MMIWG: Commissioners Meet with Family Advisory Circle
Press Release Toronto, Ont. – Several Indigenous families who have lost loved ones met this week with the five Commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and…
NAN Offers Condolences as Tragedy Claims Lives of Four Family Members
Press Release THUNDER BAY, ON (February 24, 2017): Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum, on behalf of the Executive Council, expressed heartfelt condolences as a tragic…
Standing Hearing for Inquest into Death of Bradley Errol Greene
Press Release February 24, 2017 A standing hearing will take place to determine who can participate in the upcoming inquest into the death of Bradley Errol Greene, 26, of Winnipeg.…
Ten years is long enough, says the CHRC. Time to fix the child welfare on reserves once and for all
Press Release February 23, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission The Chief Commissioner of Canadian Human Rights Commission, Marie-Claude Landry, issues the following statement: “Ten years ago…
AFN and Caring Society Mark 10th Anniversary of Human Rights Complaint on Discrimination Against First Nations Children
AFN and Caring Society Mark 10th Anniversary of Human Rights Complaint on Discrimination Against First Nations Children OTTAWA, Feb. 23, 2017 – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief…
CBABC Calls for Further Investment in BC Justice System
Press Release February 21, 2017 Victoria, BC – The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) acknowledges some steps the BC Government has taken in improving access to justice for British Columbians…
