25,000 Canadians Join First Nations, Local Residents in Seeking Justice for Canada’s Biggest Mining Spill
Press Release March 27, 2017 Williams Lake (B.C.). As Federal Crown Prosecutors move today in B.C. provincial court to stay (i.e. shelve) MiningWatch’s private charges over the Mount Polley mine disaster,…
Speech: Confederation, Patriation, Reconciliation
Press Release From Department of Justice Canada by The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, QC, MP Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada To the Constitution 150 Conference Shaw Centre,…
2017 CACP Research Foundation Conference
Press Release Today’s public safety environment is increasingly complex. There are more and more marginalized and vulnerable people who may become victims of crime, or offenders. Poverty, homelessness, mental illness…
Remoteness Quotient Table to Ensure Equity in Delivery of First Nations Child Welfare Funding – NAN
Press Release OTTAWA, ON (March 10, 2017): Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler joined with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Minister Carolyn Bennett today to announce a…
Media Release: Press Freedom Coalition Condemns Criminal Charges Against Reporter Justin Brake
Press Release TORONTO, March 9, 2017 – An international coalition of press freedom organizations have condemned in the strongest possible terms the criminal charges brought against Justin Brake, reporter and…
Empowering Indigenous Women Now and in the Future
Press Release The Fifth National Indigenous Women’s Summit March 8, 2017 2:30 P.M. Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation On International Women’s Day, National Indigenous leaders, federal, provincial and territorial…
Canadian Bar Association BC Branch supports Law Society of BC’s vision for publicly funded legal aid
Press Release VANCOUVER, BC–(March 07, 2017) – The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) welcomes a report released yesterday by the Law Society of BC (LSBC) entitled A Vision for…
The Daily Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Press Release Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2016 Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed by $9.0 billion in the fourth quarter to $10.7 billion.…
AFN and Caring Society Mark 10th Anniversary of Human Rights Complaint on Discrimination Against First Nations Children
AFN and Caring Society Mark 10th Anniversary of Human Rights Complaint on Discrimination Against First Nations Children OTTAWA, Feb. 23, 2017 – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief…
CBABC Calls for Further Investment in BC Justice System
Press Release February 21, 2017 Victoria, BC – The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) acknowledges some steps the BC Government has taken in improving access to justice for British Columbians…
