Archive - Apr 4, 2008

Residential school survivors continue to wait as Harper government makes political choices

Submitter Name: 
Brian Beaton

From the Canadian Press

Tories delay healing as wait drags on for native truth-telling panel: critics

OTTAWA — Critics say the federal Conservatives are taking too long to officially apologize and launch a truth-and-reconciliation commission on native residential schools.

First Nations still struggle to access equitable telecom services in remote and rural regions

Submitter Name: 
Brian Beaton

From the Business Edge

First Nations lag behind in connectivity - Service providers urged to improve services to remote communities

By Monte Stewart - Business Edge - 04/04/2008 - Vol. 8, No. 7

Canada's telecom and broadband-service companies should be providing better connectivity to First Nations reserves, particularly those in remote areas, says a communications professor.