Indian hospitals proposed settlement about more than money: lawyer
Release Date: 03/07/2025
Poll shows higher number of Indigenous voters favour NDP in election campaign
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COO head says First Nations must be part of any resource development projects
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The Chiefs of Ontario say that while both the Liberals and Conservatives are pushing resource development in this election campaign, they need to slow down and make sure First Nations are included. That's on Nation to Nation.
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Federal election will be dominated by Trump's threats: Professor
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A First Nations professor at McGill University says people shouldn’t expect Indigenous issues to play a prominent role in the upcoming federal election. That's on Nation to Nation.
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Indian hospitals proposed settlement about more than money: lawyer
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A lawyer says the proposed settlement agreement for Indigenous people who suffered at what were then known as Indian hospitals is about much more than money. Pam Palmater says U.S. President Donald Trump is taking up a lot of oxygen in the Liberal leadership race. NDP MP Charlie Angus says Indigenous people must be included in any government effort to fight back against the Trump tariffs.
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Canada apologizes for forced relocation of Nunavut community in 1930s, ’40s
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The Trudeau government formally apologized Thursday for trauma caused to generations of Inuit people in Arctic Bay because of forced relocations in the 1930s and ‘40s. Families were promised they could move home within two years but it never happened. That's on Nation to Nation.
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Democracy org moves to reopen case against PMO over SNC-Lavalin allegations
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Two years ago, the RCMP closed its investigation into allegations of political interference made by former Justice Minister Judy-Wilson Raybould – but Democracy Watch director Duff Conacher says the case should be re-opened. A new report looks at the costs of implementing a guaranteed basic income, a program Senator Kim Pate says is long overdue. That’s on Nation to Nation.
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COO says Ontario can’t move ahead on Ring of Fire without First Nations consent
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing energy and critical minerals projects, but not so fast say the Chiefs of Ontario. Trump tariff threats means Canadian energy producers are scrambling to look for other markets. A new report says despite a commitment to move away from solitary confinement, the practice is alive and well in federal prisons. That’s on Nation to Nation.
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NDP MP says ending Inuit children’s program will hurt northern families
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NDP MP Lori Idlout is raising concerns about the looming end of a program called the Inuit Child First Initiative, which is set to expire at the end of March. She says more than 13,000 Inuit children are enrolled in the initiative. That’s on Nation to Nation.
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Karina Gould on Indigenous priorities and policy - Liberal leadership race
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On the latest Nation to Nation, APTN reporter Karyn Pugliese spoke about the Liberal leadership race and the challenges she faced in gaining access to each of the major leadership candidates in an effort to get their views on Indigenous priorities and policy. One candidate, however, responded quickly—Karina Gould. Here’s the full interview in a bonus episode of Nation to Nation.
info_outlineA lawyer says the proposed settlement agreement for Indigenous people who suffered at what were then known as Indian hospitals is about much more than money.
Pam Palmater says U.S. President Donald Trump is taking up a lot of oxygen in the Liberal leadership race.
NDP MP Charlie Angus says Indigenous people must be included in any government effort to fight back against the Trump tariffs.