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Good corporate governance must take into account Aboriginal rights
Monday, October 21, 2024
The Supreme Court recently refused to hear the appeal in Thomas v Rio Tinto Alcan Inc, 2024 BCCA 62 [Saik’uz]. In Saik’uz, the British Columbia Court…
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Canada Ignores Concerns of Indigenous Peoples in Environmental and Regulatory Reviews
Today, Canada released its Discussion Paper on the Environmental and Regulatory Reviews first announced in June 2016. To say that the Discussion Paper will be a disappointment for most…
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When are First Nations children with special needs going to get fair treatment?
When children have special needs, it takes extra care to ensure they have access to a proper education. This is a challenge for any child. But for First Nations children,…
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Ontario Announces Historic Investment in Aboriginal Postsecondary Education
On Wednesday afternoon at FNTI’s (First Nations Technical Institute) Aviation campus in Tyendinaga (Mohawk Territory), the Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Advanced Education & Skills Development (MAESD), surrounded by a…
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OKT Hosts UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
On May 25, 2017, OKT hosted the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (the “Working Group”). The Working Group was…
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The federal government needs to hear from First Nations about criminal justice reforms. Here's some background.
In a statement at year’s end in 2016, the Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould reviewed some of her priorities including the following work:
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Canada still discriminating; Tribunal tells Canada to stop it, immediately, again
Read More...…nearly one year since the April 2016 ruling and over a year since the Decision, Canada continues to restrict the full meaning and intent of Jordan’s principle. The Panel…