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Supreme Court of Canada Judgment on Appeal
March 14, 2025 OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered its judgment in the following appeal. The Court invites you to read the reasons for judgment and the plain language summary called a Case in Brief. 40608 John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Government of Saskatchewan (Attorney General for Saskatchewan) – and – […]
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Supreme Court of Canada Judgments on Leave Applications
March 13, 2025 OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has decided the following leave applications. GRANTED His Majesty the King v. Harry Arthur Cope (N.S.) (Criminal) (By Leave) (41431) The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Number CAC 521672, 2024 NSCA 59, dated June 14, […]
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Strike Deadline set for Michif and Métis family services, impacting Portage – PortageOnline
Mar 13 2025 The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) is facing the possibility of a strike this month, as negotiations with employers remain at a standstill. Portage la Prairie has an office with families serviced in the city and area. The office opened in May 2019. Strike deadline set for March 25 MGEU President […]
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AMC Acknowledges Start of Claims Process for Historic $23 Billion First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement
March 10, 2025 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) acknowledges the opening of the first Claims Period for the First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement as a long-overdue step toward justice for First Nations children and families harmed by Canada’s discriminatory child welfare system. “For far […]
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario joint motion to the Tribunal regarding the Final Agreement on Long-Term Reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program in Ontario
Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario joint motion to the Tribunal regarding the Final Agreement on Long-Term Reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program in Ontario Read More NT4
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Canada’s March 7, 2025 Report to the CHRT re Jordan’s Principle Non-Compliance Summary Ruling
Canada’s March 7, 2025 Report to the CHRT re Jordan’s Principle Non-Compliance Summary Ruling Read More: NT4
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Claims Process Now Open for Historic $23 Billion Settlement Acknowledging Discrimination of First Nations Child Welfare System
(March 10, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) — National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, along with compensation administrator Deloitte, announced today the opening of the first two claims processes for eligible applicants seeking compensation for experiencing discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family Services Program (FNCFS). “Beginning today, claimants for the Removed Child and […]
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Amy Hamm: Indigenous transwoman’s lawsuit exposes harms of gender-reassignment surgery – National Post
Mar 10, 2025 Lois Cardinal alleges significant harms from the transgender care she received In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit for Canada, an Indigenous transwoman is suing the Province of Alberta, a Montreal hospital, two physicians and one unnamed nurse for damages after undergoing vaginoplasty surgery in 2009. This is likely the first of many such lawsuits […]
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Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak Celebrates Historic Settlement for Metis Residential School Survivors
OTTAWA, ON, March 6, 2025 – Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak stands in solidarity with the Survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse residential school in Saskatchewan and acknowledges their hard-fought victory in gaining recognition for their experiences. The settlement, which includes $27 million for Survivors and $10 million for trauma-related services and healing, marks a significant step toward […]
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First Nation wins case against lawyer who stashed gold for former Denesuline CEO Ron Barlas – CBC
Mar 07, 2025 Andrew Rogerson has been ordered to return a $90K retainer from Barlas he illegally spent Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation in the N.W.T. has won a lawsuit against an Ontario estate lawyer who stashed hundreds of ounces of precious metals for former Denesuline Corporation CEO Ron Barlas. On Monday, N.W.T. Supreme Court Justice […]
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