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FACT: Harry LaForme resigned because he could not do the job the way HE wanted to ...

ACTION REQUIRED: Get another commissioner in place and get on with the job ...

From Canwest news

No time for blame in wake of LaForme's resignation: Minister

Norma Greenaway - October 24, 2008

Wawatay News & NNEC

is pleased to announce

NAHO press release

Training in Statistics for Inuit

October 23, 2008

OTTAWA, ON — The Naasautit: Inuit Health Statistics project will begin its workshop series next month on statistics and research for Inuit working in the health field.

Naasautit (the Inuit language word for numbers) is a national project launched this year by the Ajunnginiq Centre of the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) to enable Inuit organizations and communities to make better use of statistics on Inuit health.

MNDM press release 

Funding Helps Northwestern Ontario Attract Investment

October 21, 2008

McGuinty Government Supports Region’s Economic Growth

Four new provincially funded projects are helping to bring jobs and economic growth to northwestern Ontario.

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Are they an Ontario First Nations member?

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From CBC.ca

Head of commission into Indian residential schools resigns

THE CANADIAN PRESS - October 20, 2008

TORONTO - The head of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission has called it quits.

The Canadian Press has learned Justice Harry LaForme resigned from the panel, which is tasked with documenting the experiences of residential school survivors.

AFN Press Release ...

National Chief Praises decision regarding Human Rights Complaint on Child Welfare

     OTTAWA, Oct. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) executive director Cindy Blackstock praised today's decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to allow a tribunal to hear a human rights complaint regarding First Nations children in state care.

From CTV .ca 

The Internet needs traffic cops: report

The Canadian Press - Oct. 17 2008

MONTREAL -- The Internet shouldn't be "romanticized" as a place where all content flows equally, and it needs some kind of traffic management as the number of users and the amount of video increases, says a report on Net neutrality.

APTN MEDIA ADVISORY 

Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny Wins At the Gemini Awards 

October 16, 2008

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) congratulates the producers, cast and crew of Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny for their success at the 23rd Gemini Awards. The show earned the Canada Award which recognizes excellence in mainstream television programming which best reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada.