War on Terror threat to democracy in Canada: American Civil Liberties Union
A top lawyer at the world’s largest civil liberties organization warns that Canada’s increasing participation in the so-called “War on Terror” has jeopardized democracy.
Tag Archives: Canadian Politics
Can You Be Nice in Today’s Cutthroat House of Commons?
Elizabeth May, other MPs say they want less acrimony, more cooperation. Realistic?
“Educational apartheid” remains despite new school at Attawapiskat
Shannen’s dream–to bring First Nation children’s unequal education up to Canadian standards–came one step closer to reality on her home reserve of Attawapiskat in northern Ontario.
Time for Gender Balance in Native Leadership, Say Indigenous Women
With much attention to women candidates’ historic showing in the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) elections on July 18—four of eight hopefuls were female—many expressed hope for restoring a gender balance lost since First Contact.
Tsilhqot’in pledge Supreme Court challenge after landmark title ruling
Only one thing is certain from the latest chapter in the Tsilhqot’in nation’s decades-old B.C. court struggle: the legal battle will continue.
Native Exclusion From Hunting and Fishing Panel a ‘Hard Pill to Swallow’: First Nations
In the wake of Bill C-38′s budgetary gutting of the environmental review process, indigenous fisheries experts in Canada are decrying their exclusion from a new federal panel for anglers and hunters.
New Regional Indigenous Leaders Vow to Ratchet Up Self-Determination Fight
This summer has seen a swathe of regional indigenous leaders elected across Canada—and may provide a glimpse of what’s ahead for the rocky Indigenous-Crown relationship.
Who Wins with BC’s New Election Ridings?
As ‘impartial’ commission redraws boundaries, experts discuss potential winners and losers.
Leadership Quest: Several Candidates Are Up for Next Chiefdom of the Assembly of First Nations
The heads of 633 First Nations will vote for the position of national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, in a race with eight candidates vying for the top position.
Slight reversal in federal refugee health cuts ‘too little too late,’ say doctors
Doctors and health care workers across the country today said a slight reversal in cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program is “too little and too late.”
David P Ball 