Archive - Feb 22, 2014

Government slashes specific claims budget First Nations use to research land claims

From APTN.ca

Aboriginal Affairs slashes specific claims research budget triggering Oka-repeat warnings

21. FEB, 2014 BY APTN NATIONAL NEWS

OTTAWA-The federal Aboriginal Affairs department cut its specific claims research budget as part of on-going government-wide belt-tightening in a move that one senior British Columbia chief says is contributing to creating the same environment that produced the 1990 Oka crisis.

Equitable broadband service in rural Canada remains a dream for most regions under government plan

From HuffingtonPost.ca

Budget Pledge To Expand Internet Access To Rural Canadians Won't Cut It, New Report Says

By Sunny Freeman Posted: 02/13/2014