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Statement from the Chair of FCM’s Big City Mayors’ Caucus
December 6, 2022 Big City Mayors’ Caucus chair and Mayor of Halifax Mike Savage issued this statement following the convening of the caucus in Ottawa. “With increasing pressures from housing affordability, homelessness, climate-related weather challenges, and the economic effects of the global pandemic, Canadians are looking to local leadership to improve quality of life in […]
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An open letter to Premier Caroline Cochrane and the Government of the Northwest Territories
December 6th, 2022 Dear Premier Cochrane, Under your watch, the Government of the Northwest Territories has continued a centuries long policy of removing Indigenous children from their families, homes and communities – denying them their culture, and basic human rights. Inuvialuit have taken decisive action to protect our children by passing a new Inuvialuit Family […]
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Native Women’s Association to ask Supreme Court to advance women’s equality rights as it decides jurisdiction of Indigenous child and family services
December 7, 2022 Ottawa – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to “explicitly advance Indigenous women’s equality” as guaranteed in the Constitution in deciding a case related to the jurisdiction of the provision of Indigenous child and family services. The Court must determine whether An Act respecting […]
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Two longtime public servants vie for QIA presidency – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 7, 2022 Candidates are Paul Okalik and incumbent Olayuk Akesuk One veteran of Nunavut politics is challenging the incumbent for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s presidency this month. Paul Okalik said his return to politics is fueled, in part, by a feeling that he’s capable of doing more for Inuit that way than by what […]
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GNWT releases What We Heard Report on Income Assistance Review
December 6, 2022 The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its What We Heard Report on the Income Assistance Review. The GNWT is committed to improving the Income Assistance (IA) program through a review process that will provide meaningful, program level information to support program improvement and re-design. Key stakeholders had the opportunity […]
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Treaty Chiefs demand Bill 1, Bill 88 be withdrawn from Alta., Sask., governments – Q107 Toronto
December 7, 2022 “We’re not asking for amendments to these acts. We are actually asking that the Saskatchewan first and the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, be withdrawn.” That was the message from Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, along with the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and the G4 […]
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Government of Yukon and Yukon First Nations meet in Ottawa for Yukon Days
The Government of Yukon, Yukon First Nations Chiefs and federal Ministers met in Ottawa for Yukon Days on December 5 and December 6, 2022. The joint priorities discussed at this year’s meetings included support for Indigenous languages, the substance use health emergency, land use planning, First Nations housing, Yukon River salmon and the federal Non-Insured […]
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Sask. legislation would boost First Nations’ authority over cannabis sales, bylaw enforcement – CBC
Dec 07, 2022 Legislature will move to 2nd reading on Wednesday The Saskatchewan government has introduced two amendment acts that, if approved, would provide First Nations increased autonomy on the sale of cannabis and bylaw enforcement. The Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Amendment Act, 2022 would provide a provincial legal framework for First Nations to license and […]
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Saskatchewan Introduces Legislation to Further Self-Governance
December 6, 2022 Today, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced two pieces of legislation that lay the groundwork for increased First Nations self-governance. The Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Act, 2022 will provide a legal framework that First Nations communities can use to enforce laws and bylaws on reserve. “The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to take this […]
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Canada welcomes the world for COP15 to protect nature
December 6, 2022 From the red sand beaches of Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic, to the snow-capped Rockies in the West, to the permafrost that covers much of the Canadian Arctic – Canada is known for our landscapes. Nature is part of who we are as Canadians, but it is under threat. Today, we […]
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