Some federal funding to combat MMIWG crisis set to end – what happens now?
Release Date: 04/09/2026
Alberta referendum, FSIN dispute, Premier’s stance on denialism raises ire
Truth & Politics
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has raised the ire of First Nations organizations in Manitoba over his stance on the criminalizing of residential school denialism. That’s one of the topics on this week’s Truth & Politics panel. Also on the panel this week, a look ahead to next week's Alberta referendum and the latest in the ongoing financial dispute between Indigenous Services Canada and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN National...
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Child welfare reform, proposed pipeline and minister on criminalizing denialism
Truth & Politics
Child welfare reform, the proposed Pacific Link pipeline and comments the minister of Indigenous Services made about criminalizing residential school denialism are all on the table for this week's Truth & Politics panel. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts:
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Truth and Reconciliation: The facts, the feelings and the bold-faced denialism
Truth & Politics
September 30 marked the sixth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. It’s a day for remembering the dark legacy of residential schools and honouring the survivors and the children who never made it home. That’s the topic on this week’s Truth & Politics panel, where we discuss the facts, the feelings and a display of bold-faced residential school denialism in the lead up to the day. Joining host Tiar Wheatle to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN National...
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Parliament returns, Bill C-39 unveiled, First Nations offered pipeline stake
Truth & Politics
It's been a wild week with the return of Parliament, an election called in British Columbia and news that Canada has offered First Nations an ownership stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. Those are the topics for this week’s Truth & Politics panel. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
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Summit gathers politicians, industry executives – but not many Indigenous leaders
Truth & Politics
Canadian politicians have spent this week pitching plans for major projects to foreign investors at a summit in Toronto. The first-of-its-kind Canada Investment Summit brought together federal and provincial ministers, investors and Canadian CEOs with the plan to unleash nearly $500 billion in new investments in Canada. Those are the topics for this week’s Truth & Politics panel. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Alessia Passafiume with the Canadian Press. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for...
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NunatuKavut Community Council controversy and an AI fake reporter
Truth & Politics
Ottawa has ended the bid of the NunatuKavut Community Council, an organization that claims to represent 6,000 self-identified Inuit living in south and central Labrador. The controversial group, formerly known as the Labrador Métis Nation, has been fighting for years for land, hunting and fishing rights. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national voice of 70,000 Inuit in Canada, has called the NCC fraudulent. Also on the panel this week, a new reporter in Nunavut is facing an unusual problem: an AI account stealing content from legitimate journalists. Those are the topics for this week’s Truth...
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‘Dig Deeper’ shirts cast doubt on unmarked graves – is denialism getting worse?
Truth & Politics
As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, Rebel News has a new series of T-shirts questioning the existence the suspected unmarked graves at former residential schools. Some of the orange shirts, also being sold in children’s sizes, say ‘dig deeper’ and have an image of a shovel. Also on the panel this week, the ongoing implosion of the British Columbia Conservative Party. Those are the topics for this week's Truth & Politics panel. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. •...
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Another round of tariffs and counter tariffs – can businesses weather the storm?
Truth & Politics
On this week’s Truth & Politics, we’re talking tariffs, climate emergencies, treaty anniversaries and the NFL debut of the first Navajo player. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
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‘Miscarriage of justice’ as Ojibway Nation outraged over parole decision | Truth & Politics
Truth & Politics
The Parole Board of Canada has granted full parole to Brayden Bushby, the man convicted of fatally injuring Barbara Kentner back in 2017 and the leadership of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation are outraged and in disbelief over the situation. Also on this week’s Truth & Politics panel is the possible resurrection of the Keystone XL pipeline, also known as the zombie pipeline, as United States President Donald Trump says it could be coming back. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN...
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Why did the feds approve major projects with irreversible environmental impacts?
Truth & Politics
The Liberal government recently approved two major projects in northern Ontario, even though federal impact assessment for both say there will be significant damage to the environment and Indigenous rights. The Crawford Nickel Project, just north of Timmins, is an estimated $5-billion project that is also expected to result in irreversible effects on the water, land, air and First Nations in the area. The other is a supply road from Webequie First Nation to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire, which is already facing a judicial review. That’s the topic this week on Truth & Politics. Joining...
info_outlineThere are concerns over funding meant to end the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Organizations like the Native Women's Association of Canada and the National Family and Survivors Circle say funding they receive from the federal government is about to sunset. However, some advocates say it is time to reallocate that funding elsewhere.
Our Truth & Politics panel weighs in on that and controversy over cannabis on the East Coast.
Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.
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