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Damage Control Cabinet: Trudeau’s Year-End Shuffle Seeks Stability for a Government Rocked by Freeland’s Departure – Counsel
Questions regarding Trudeau’s future as Prime Minister persist as NDP announce plans to move non-confidence motion when House returns Following one of the most politically explosive weeks in recent Canadian history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his political future, including if he should resign and what a Liberal leadership race could look like. This […]
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Anandasangaree sworn in as both Crown-Indigenous relations and northern affairs minister – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 20, 2024 Friday’s federal cabinet shuffle brings 8 new faces and 4 portfolio changes Gary Anandasangaree, the federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister, has taken on a second job as northern affairs minister following a cabinet shuffle announced Friday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Anandasangaree was sworn in by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall. […]
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Chiniki, Goodstoney won’t join Bearspaw’s Treaty 7 annuity class action – LakelandToday.ca
December 20, 2024 Chiniki, Goodstoney leaders say they weren’t contacted about Bearspaws class-action lawsuit against the feds. ÎYÂRHE NAKODA – Two of the three Îyârhe Nakoda First Nations say they will not join Bearspaw First Nation’s recently launched class action lawsuit against the federal government over Treaty 7 annuity payments, citing a lack of consultation and […]
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First Nations being used as a deficit ‘scapegoat,’ say Indigenous leaders – Prince Albert Daily Herald
December 20, 2024 Federal and provincial Indigenous leaders are crying foul, after the federal government blamed much of a higher than expected deficit on recent Indigenous legal claims. Since Monday’s tabling of the Liberal government’s fall budget, much of the focus in Ottawa has been on the dysfunction within the Liberal caucus, due to Chrystia […]
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Trailer settlement near Yellowknife focus of land rights battle – CBC
Dec 20, 2024 Occupants argue they’re exercising a right promised by the Crown in Treaty 8 A small cluster of trailers along the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife is the focus of a battle over Indigenous land rights. In a case that dates back more than a decade, occupants Agnes Christensen and her son Clayton Christensen say […]
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First Nations water act obstructed by Conservatives: Hajdu – TimminsToday.com
December 20, 2024 ‘I’ve got water legislation right now. … It’s transformational for communities and yet they won’t let it through.’ THUNDER BAY — Reaching a consensus on Parliament Hill is difficult, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says. “The water legislation is a great example,” she told Newswatch in a recent interview. “I’ve got water legislation right […]
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First Nations Major Projects Coalition appoints new CEO – Chamber of Shipping
The First Nations Major Project Coalition (FNMPC) has announced the appointment of Mark Podlasly as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mark, a co-founder of FNMPC, has been deeply involved in shaping its vision, strategies, and key initiatives since its inception, including establishing the flagship Annual Conference and policy leadership. A proud member of the Nlaka’pamux […]
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Beyond Her Horizons: Listening to the women of Tallurutik – Canadian Geographic
Dec 20, 2024 In the summer of 2023, three women set out on the 16-metre sailboat Que Sera on an expedition aimed at writing Inuit women into the exploration history of the North Centuries before it was drawn on a map, Canada’s Northwest Passage was a place of desire and empire. Hoping for a western […]
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Universities shouldn’t rely on self-identification for Indigenous: report – Prince Albert Daily Herald
December 20, 2024 The University of Winnipeg (UW) has released a new report, as post-secondary schools in Canada try to get a better understanding of Indigenous identity fraud, and what they can do to prevent it. In July of 2023, UW announced the launch of an Indigenous Identity Working Group (IIWG) to address the “complex […]
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Calm Air maintenance workers join new union – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 20, 2024 ircraft maintenance engineers at Calm Air are in the process of moving to a new union that specializes in the representation of aircraft maintenance crew. The airline’s approximately 70 employees voted nearly 96 per cent in favour of the move, said Bret Oestreich, national president of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association which […]
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