Government ministers also addressed questions about why the province isn't making Sept. 30 a statutory holiday. ...
Category: First Nations
‘It’s very disappointing, but not shocking,’ says Sol Mamakwa after government decides Sept. 30 won’t be provincial stat holiday
Mamakwa said it's important people get time off so they can attend ceremonies and "become allies in this day." ...
State of emergency wouldn’t help with wildfires, but system improvements needed: experts
Canada should look to the U.S. for disaster management inspiration, one expert said. ...
Ford meets with wildfire evacuees as calls for state of emergency intensify
The premier said people are "confused" about what a state of emergency means. ...
The province insists wildfire-hit communities have all the help they need. First Nations say officials are swamped
Provincial officials have had to turn to the military for help, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said. ...
‘There’s too much complacency’: Experts say leaders must prepare urgently for more extreme wildfires in the future
NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa again called for a state of emergency. ...
Provincial government declines First Nations’ request for state of emergency due to wildfires
Ontario said a declaration would be the federal government's responsibility. ...
Government plans to meet with Indigenous leaders this month to continue talks on improving the curriculum: education minister
The government said it has been consulting with several groups on possible Indigenous curriculum changes, including the Chiefs of Ontario. ...
‘The time is now, there can be no other time’: Passage of federal UNDRIP legislation rekindles calls for Ontario to do the same
The Ontario Human Rights Commission is calling on the provincial government to pass an NDP bill that would enact UNDRIP. ...
Canada Day a ‘time for Ontarians to reflect’ on what’s happened to Indigenous communities, says Ford
This follows the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at residential schools in Canada. ...
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