MPPs and policy-makers responded to the horrific discovery at the Marieval Indian Residential School site. ...
Category: First Nations
Ontario lays out plan to address MMIWG calls for justice
The $1.6 billion strategy will be overseen by Indigenous advisers. ...
Premier Doug Ford apologizes to NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa for vaccine queue-jumping accusation
The MPP for Kiiwetinoong said he would also like the premier to publicly apologize to Indigenous people in Ontario. ...
‘I don’t think they did full justice to addressing it’: Deputy grand chief on Ontario’s response to MMIWG report
Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford said the government has a "phenomenal relationship with First Nations" communities. ...
Davidson: Unlocking the Ring of Fire
Ontario needs to fight for the Ring of Fire like Alberta fights for resource projects, writes columnist Mitch Davidson. ...
First Nations chief rates relationship with province a ‘two out of 10’
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Chief R. Stacey Laforme says he hopes office space at Massey College can help improve things. ...
Permanent spring black bear hunt would orphan cubs, animal rights advocates warn
Fines for killing cubs, or females with cubs can run up to $25,000 and a one-year jail sentence. But advocates say it's hard to tell black bear sexes apart. ...
B.C. beats Ontario to become first province to pass Indigenous rights bill
“You just have to work with us, we’re not red-tape, we’re willing to work together,” says MPP Sol Mamakwa, whose bill on Indigenous rights is at the committee stage. ...
Young people sue Ford government for rolling back climate-change targets
The suit charges that the government contravened the charter-protected rights to life, liberty and security. ...
‘Red tape’ bill will undermine First Nations consultation rights, Matawa chiefs say
Three Matawa First Nations Management chiefs said they'd like to work with the province on northern development, but Bill 132 will steamroll their concerns. ...