Archive - Jul 2014
AANDC audit shows just deeply flawed internal operation of department is in dealing with First Nations
July 31, 2014 - 10:15am | by brianbeatonDamning audit of Aboriginal Affairs shows a department that's deeply and intractably flawed
John Ivison - July 30, 2014
Bernard Valcourt has been handed the political equivalent of the punishment meted out to Sisyphus, who was tasked with rolling an immense boulder up a hill in Hades for all eternity.
July 30th
Corporations moving to make water their next profit bonanza by privatizing, owning, and controlling
July 30, 2014 - 10:26pm | by brianbeatonCompanies proclaim water the next oil in a rush to turn resources into profit
Mammoth companies are trying to collect water that all life needs and charge for it as they would for other natural resources
July 27, 2014
July 29th
Colonial government ignores having First Nation audited statements online for past 10 years with new FNTA
July 29, 2014 - 9:33pm | by brianbeatonFirst Nation chiefs' salaries due to be posted under Transparency Act
Most First Nations have yet to post salaries
By Susana Mas, Posted: Jul 29, 2014
July 28th
First Nation artists being highlighted at the Art Gallery of Ontario as important teaching tool
July 28, 2014 - 8:39pm | by brianbeatonBonnie Devine on Canada's first major survey of Anishinaabe artists
July 28, 2014
Grassy Narrows First Nation elder to begin hunger strike over report of mercury poisoning is released
July 28, 2014 - 8:15pm | by brianbeatonHunger strike for Grassy Narrows after report hidden by Ontario government comes to light
July 28, 2014 - 12:50pm
First Nations transparency act is another effort by colonial government to control opportunities
July 28, 2014 - 8:10pm | by brianbeatonFrom Derek.Nepinak Facebook page
First Nations transparency act by Derek Nepinak - July 28, 2014
New York Times writes about Canada's troubled relationship with First Nations
July 28, 2014 - 5:58am | by brianbeatonFirst Nations shaming ceremony conducted on parliament hill to get government attention
July 28, 2014 - 5:02am | by brianbeatonCopper broken on Parliament Hill in First Nations shaming ceremony
Western Canada First Nations representatives want government to address troubled relationship
By Martha Troian - Posted: Jul 27, 2014
July 25th
'Indigenous peoples' must feature in new global development agenda, stress UN experts
July 25, 2014 - 8:30pm | by brianbeatonFrom UN.org
'Indigenous peoples' must feature in new global development agenda, stress UN experts
July 24th
Government launches Connecting Canadians program to bring high-speed Internet to remote communities
July 24, 2014 - 2:35pm | by brianbeatonFrom Reuters.com - See the Industry Canada announcement at the end of this story
Canada launches plan to improve Internet in remote areas
Tue Jul 22, 2014 - By Alastair Sharp