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Aboriginal Canadians get a fuller share of rights
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Jun. 19, 2011
… practices like sexual harassment in the workplace; denial of an apartment because of someone’s background; or dismissal from a job because of a family feud. Previously, aboriginal Canadians could not use the complaint mechanism in the Act to appeal to the Canadian Human Rights Commission if they faced this kind of unacceptable discrimination. Now, they can… The most obvious new challenge that the extension of the Human Rights Act will allow – over access to band offices and other on-reserve facilities for people with physical disabilities – might also be the most visible and costly one.
Tags: Indigenous, rights
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Native community sees rapid income growth
Monday, June 20th, 2011
06/18/2011
A surprising new report has found that despite significant poverty, total incomes in the aboriginal community have been growing at almost twice the rate of the country as a whole. The report… from TD Economics shows total combined income of households, businesses and government will be about $24 billion in 2011, double what it was in 2001. The number is predicted to grow to $36 billion by 2016… The average annual growth rate of total aboriginal income has been about seven per cent, whereas the Canadian nominal GDP has been growing by about four per cent.
Tags: economy, Indigenous, participation, standard of living
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Native grads would soar if learning gap closed, activist says
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
June 13, 2011
Canada could be producing 4,200 more home-grown university grads a year and reap an estimated $401 billion more in economic productivity over 25 years if it wiped out the “tragic” learning gap between natives and the rest of Canada, says a First Nations lawyer and activist… Most reserves have waiting lists of students hoping for federal funding for tuition, which has been capped at 2 per cent each year for more than a decade, while the population — and demand for higher learning — has grown.
Tags: Indigenous, participation, rights, standard of living
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Will the disgrace ever end?
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
June 13/2011
… federal programs for First Nations require a legislative basis that will designate respective roles, responsibilities and eligibility. As it stands, there is no legislation or clarity on important areas such as education, health and drinking water. There is also a need for legislation that commits Ottawa to provide statutory funding to meet defined levels of service, which would eliminate the current climate of uncertainty about funding from year to year. First Nations also need organizations to support local service delivery, such as school boards, health service boards and social service organizations.
Tags: budget, Indigenous, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Canadians have soured on Big Government
Friday, June 10th, 2011
Jun. 9, 2011
Canadians’ confidence in the ability of government to fix our problems is clearly fading. Three times as many people say they’re losing faith that government can solve social challenges, like improving health care and education, or environmental issues, as those who say their confidence is growing in government remedies; twice as many Canadians report decreased confidence in the government’s ability to addressing economic challenges than are encouraged by the government’s record.
Tags: ideology, Indigenous, multiculturalism, poverty, rights
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Defeatist attitude biggest obstacle to tackling native problems
Friday, June 10th, 2011
Jun. 09, 2011
Reserves are some of the only places where Ottawa is mandated to deliver social services, and its dismal record in doing so is reflected by a dropout rate of roughly 60 per cent… A meaningful, targeted contribution to first nations education in Ontario would probably only cost tens of millions of dollars annually, but would set a worrying precedent if that money came from the province. If education, then why not also health care and clean drinking water and everything else Ottawa falls short on?
Tags: budget, Indigenous, standard of living
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Ottawa, native leaders commit to sweeping overhaul of reserve life
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Jun. 09, 2011
Ottawa and first nations leaders, who historically have been antagonists more often than partners, will create panels with three major mandates: to put sound education programs in place in native schools, to eliminate obstacles to creating jobs for on-reserve Indians, and to improve the governance of reserves. They will also continue negotiating land-claim and self-government agreements… The reforms will focus on status Indians living on reserve, as opposed to off-reserve and other aboriginal communities.
Tags: Indigenous, rights, standard of living
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Auditor-General fires parting shots on climate change, native policy
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
May. 25, 2011
Ms. Fraser also noted that in the last decade her office has produced 31 audit reports on aboriginal issues, yet “too many first nations people still lack what most other Canadians take for granted.” She called the lack of improvement in living conditions “truly shocking.” “In a wealthy country like Canada, this is simply unacceptable.”
Tags: budget, economy, Health, Indigenous, pensions, standard of living
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Saying goodbye to ‘Indian’ affairs
Friday, May 20th, 2011
May 20, 2011
The federal government’s move to change the name of the Department of Indian Affairs to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs is a good idea. The new name is more accurate, more modern and more inclusive… So the old name — Indian Affairs — overlooked 47% of aboriginal Canadians. It was also outdated to the point of being racist.
Tags: ideology, Indigenous, rights, standard of living
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First Nations Children: The back of the bus
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Apr 26 2011
Canada’s failure to address the growing gap in education funding for on-reserve schools will hold every Canadian back. It defies imagination how the human argument — the calls for social justice or children’s rights — continues to fall on deaf ears and fails to elicit a human response from those who seek to lead this country… The funding formula for First Nations education has not been revised in 22 years; it has not kept pace with costs in 13 years. Now that we are in the midst of a federal election campaign, it is time for all political parties to commit to an equitable approach to education funding.
Tags: ideology, Indigenous, participation, rights, standard of living
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