Crown-indigenous Relations
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Ottawa reaches $59M settlement with Matsqui First Nation for 1909 land seizureThe federal government and Matsqui First Nation jointly announced the settlement, compensating for the federal government's taking of land in 1908.PoliticsFeb 21
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Feds’ contract for advice on residential school unmarked graves a ‘misstep’: advocatesOttawa says it hired the commission because of the feedback from communities and it has a mandate to assist their searches on unmarked graves.PoliticsFeb 20, 2023
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Ottawa spends $2M for international agency to offer advice on Indigenous unmarked gravesBased out of The Hague, the organization works in different countries to help identify the remains of those who have disappeared or been killed in conflicts and disasters.CanadaFeb 7, 2023
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Why some Indigenous leaders are concerned about reconciliation with King CharlesTreaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey says the Queen's death wasn't good timing, as First Nations were making progress in working with the Crown toward upholding treaty agreements.CanadaSep 14, 2022
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Canada lacks clear funding, overall plan to commemorate treaties: documentMany First Nations are preparing to mark significant anniversaries of their treaty relationships with the Crown, but a document says Ottawa has no commemoration plans.CanadaJul 19, 2022
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Peepeekisis Cree Nation, federal government reach settlement in colony specific claimPeepeekisis Cree Nation Chief Francis Dieter said the settlement was reached after decades of denials and opposition by the government and the judicial system.CanadaAug 11, 2021
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Lack of consequences for Carolyn Bennett is par for the course for the LiberalsIf a Conservative behaved the way Carolyn Bennett did this week, the Liberals would be satisfied with nothing less than a resignation. And they’d be right, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryJun 26, 2021
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Applications open for Indian day schools financial compensationNearly 200,000 Indigenous children attended more than 700 Indian day schools beginning in the 1920s.CanadaJan 13, 2020
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Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock MP Jamie Schmale appointed Conservative shadow ministerSchmale will serve as the shadow minister for Crown-Indigenous relations.PoliticsNov 29, 2019
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‘The bridges are cut’: Kanesatake Mohawk chief calls off talks with Oka mayor in land disputeKanesatake Grand Chief Serge Simon cut off all talks with Oka Mayor Pascal Quevillon after the mayor refused to apologize for derogatory comments about the First Nations territory.Jul 26, 2019
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