Friday, July 09, 2021 @ 12:12 PM
On July 8, Canada announced its support for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) with its project “to revitalize Indigenous laws across First Nation communities.” According to a government release, supporting this initiative “aligns with the government of Canada’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Call to Action 50.” ... [read more]
Friday, July 09, 2021 @ 12:23 PM
On July 9, the Ontario government announced the province will be moving “into Step Three of the Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 16.” ... [read more]
Friday, July 09, 2021 @ 12:17 PM
A judge has ruled that the federal government’s decision to deny summer jobs funding to an Ontario-based Bible camp was unreasonable, but declined to weigh in on the larger question of whether the decision violated the camp’s constitutional right to freedom of religion. ... [read more]
Friday, July 09, 2021 @ 9:30 AM
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On July 8, members of the New Democratic Party (NDP) called on Justice Minister David Lametti to “establish a fully-funded independent investigation into crimes against Indigenous peoples through the residential school system.” “Our people have suffered and continue to suffer from the abuse, the cover-ups and the policies that have damaged or killed generations of our youth,” said Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq in a statement. ... [read more]
Thursday, July 08, 2021 @ 3:46 PM
In a Facebook Live event held on July 7, Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, and Karen Jensen, Canada’s pay equity commissioner, discussed the importance and potential impacts of the Pay Equity Act after announcing it will come into force on Aug. 31, 2021. ... [read more]
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