Federal Budget Offers Cold Shoulder to First Nations – Chief Isadore Day – Net Newsledger
April 22, 2015 THUNDER BAY – ANISHINABEK – Chief Isadore Day, Wiindawtegowinini of Serpent River First Nation says that the 2015 Federal Budget announced today by the Harper Conservatives is…
Senate passes Victims Bill of Rights that will ‘dilute’ Gladue principles – APTN
April 22, 2015 OTTAWA – Aboriginal people before the courts may soon find applying Gladue principles more difficult after the Senate on Wednesday passed the Harper government’s Victims Bill of…
Federal budget 2015: Who is winning in the Conservatives’ pre-election plan… – National Post
April 21, 2015 Federal budget 2015: Who is winning in the Conservatives’ pre-election plan and who’s losing out Here’s a look at some of the winners and losers in the federal…
Bellegarde: Time for ‘proper’ talks with Ottawa on $1 billion available for First Nation education – APTN
April 21, 2015 OTTAWA—Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said he wants to establish a “proper process” with Ottawa so First Nation students can finally benefit from the…
First Indigenous woman elected to Manitoba Legislature – CTV
April 21, 2015 A byelection in The Pas Tuesday put the first Indigenous woman in the Manitoba Legislature. Voters in the vast northern riding have been without a representative for…
Aboriginal education cash lags behind Canada’s birthday bash – Winnipeg Free Press
April 22, 2015 Indigenous Canadians and the environment are the big losers in a federal budget that claws back a previous commitment toward aboriginal education and makes no mention of…
Windmill redevelopment plan hit with First Nations lawsuit – ottawacommunitynews.com
Apr 22, 2015 Zibi development on Chaudiere, Albert islands approved by city, remains contested Windmill Development’s plans for the Chaudiere and Albert islands in the Ottawa River are the target…
Waubetek receives $2.5 million for aboriginal business – Manitoulin Expositor
Apr 22, 2015 BIRCH ISLAND—The Waubetek Business Development Corporation will receive $2.5 million in funding to support aboriginal businesses and small-scale community development projects, courtesy of the provincial Aboriginal Economic…
No money in federal budget to improve consultation with First Nations on natural… – APTN
April 21, 2015 No money in federal budget to improve consultation with First Nations on natural resource development It is one of the biggest irritants between First Nations and Ottawa…
Ottawa hikes credit limits for Nunavut, NWT – Nunatsiaq News
April 21, 2015 No new money for housing, infrastructure; family tax benefits continue The governments of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories will get bigger credit limits — but not much…
