Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government’s Indigenous procurement program.
Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year
The list is constantly updated ‘as businesses grow, dissolve, or change,’ says Indigenous Services Canada, with 1,100 companies scrapped from the directory in 2022.
Implement the special interlocutor’s final report on unmarked graves now for a new path forward
As long as we don’t know for certain what happened to the children who never returned from residential school, Canada is in no position to investigate itself.
Two ways the federal government can save money
Stop the ever-expanding shadow civil service called the minister’s office staff, and please stop fighting in court against the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Future of the North’s ecosystems depend on links between Indigenous Peoples, private sector and governments
Repairing the Crown-Indigenous relationship will not be done overnight, and it will not be done unilaterally.
‘We need deterrence’: Indigenous researcher tells MPs Boissonnault should be kicked from Liberal caucus
Indigenous advocates say gaps in federal procurement oversight allow businesses to fraudulently secure lucrative contracts that could support Indigenous communities.
New UN report another ‘tool’ for advocates in fight for justice for Indigenous women
‘I am literally imploring the government to have those conversations with us, and to bring us forward,’ says NWAC’s Josie Nepinak, as C-38 remains stagnant.
It’s time to close the infrastructure gap for Indigenous communities
The upcoming fall economic statement must go beyond minor adjustments and deliver real commitments.
Canada is still climbing the mountain, but Murray Sinclair showed us the path forward
There is much more work to be done on truth and reconciliation in Canada, and we should never forget Murray Sinclair’s trailblazing leadership and strength. We have to finish this climb.
Ottawa’s stance in court on clean water for First Nations is appalling
After relegating First Nations to reserves and opening their traditional territories to resource exploitation, the Crown surely faces a moral duty to ensure the people living on those small parcels of land have access to life’s necessities.
