The Quebec government’s recently tabled Bill 96 represents the largest expansion of French-language rights isince the passing of Bill 101, the Charter of the French Language, in 1977. It is also raising concerns from Indigenous language advocates.
Faced with increasing violence against Indigenous women, many groups are calling on the federal government to finally implement the Calls for Justice made two years ago by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
Indigenous groups generally welcomed the recommendations made in the report into Quebec’s youth protection services released May 3. Although only two of the report’s 550 pages specifically addressed Indigenous issues, this was largely because effective solutions have already been offered by previous commissions.
The federal government’s 2021 budget committed a record $18 billion over five years to address issues and make improvements in Indigenous communities. However, many Indigenous leaders are still saying those investments don’t go far enough.
A new report by the Auditor General of Canada found that the federal government failed to live up to its 2015 campaign promises to eliminate all long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations by the end of March 2021.
A new class-action lawsuit alleges decades of abuse against girls and boys throughout Quebec’s child-welfare system.
The last time Grand Chief Abel Bosum remembers receiving a vaccine was when he attended residential school, which may have contributed to a distaste for inoculations
The Quebec government announced December 4 it will spend $18.6 million over five years to improve policing in Indigenous communities.
Cree Grand Chief Abel Bosum is on a tour of communities across Eeyou Istchee to provide information and answer questions about the Grande Alliance, a plan in which the Cree Nation Government and the Quebec government would jointly develop and protect areas of Eeyou Istchee.
The tragic death of Joyce Echaquan does not tolerate inertia when it comes to access, without discrimination, to health care and social services for Indigenous people.
