Patty Hajdu

• Ottawa removed 1,100 companies from Indigenous procurement list: Hajdu

  Indigenous Services Canada previously could not say how many businesses were determined to be ineligible for multi-billion dollar Indigenous procurement program.

  Politics

  Nov 19, 2024
  
• Hajdu won’t say if non-Indigenous companies should pay back Indigenous contracts

  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu repeatedly dodged questions on Monday over non-Indigenous companies accessing federal contracts meant for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2024
  
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• Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down: Hajdu

  Chiefs rejected the 10-year reform deal at a gathering in Calgary last week.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2024
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• Ottawa to table ‘co-developed’ First Nations water legislation this fall: Hajdu

  The new bill is expected to come more than one year after Canada repealed the 2013 Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act in June 2022.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023
• James Smith Cree Nation marks first anniversary since mass stabbing

  Chaos descended on the First Nation a year ago when 32-year-old Myles Sanderson moved from one home to another, busting down doors and attacking people.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2023
• Alberta government signs agreement to bring recovery centre to Tsuut’ina

  Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney said the facility is needed given the modern landscape of street drugs.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2023
• ‘We have to fix it faster’: 28 First Nations communities still under boil water advisories

  On World Water Day, more than 2 billion people around the globe are living without access to safe water, including many First Nations communities in Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
• Sask. request for COVID-19 help a surprise to feds

  Public Safety Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces were caught off guard by a request for help from Saskatchewan during the height of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2023
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• Manitoba First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, province

  Peguis First Nation is set to become the first Indigenous group in Manitoba to take control of child welfare under federal legislation that came into effect three years ago.

  Politics

  Jan 31, 2023
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• ‘No partners willing’ to support fire codes on First Nations, Ottawa says

  For decades, house fires on First Nations have caused deaths and injuries at a much higher rate than off-reserve.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2023