US EditionTribunal orders Ottawa, First Nations to resume negotiations on child welfare reforms
The tribunal found federal underfunding discriminatory, ordering renewed talks after a $47.8 billion reform deal was twice rejected by First Nations, aiming to protect Indigenous children's rights.
- The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Ottawa and First Nations to negotiate on child welfare reforms to stop discrimination against First Nations children.
- The tribunal found that Ottawa discriminated against First Nations children by underfunding their welfare system compared to others living off reserve.
- Cindy Blackstock said Ottawa must engage in good faith discussions to address discrimination against First Nations children, stating that waiting is not an option.
- The tribunal ruled that any reform plan must comply with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ensure lasting effects.
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal directs the parties involved to reform the system.
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Tribunal orders Ottawa, First Nations to resume negotiations on child welfare reforms
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Tribunal orders Ottawa, First Nations to resume negotiations on child welfare reforms - The Turtle Island News
By Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is ordering parties involved in a decade-long child welfare case to work together — or separately — to reform the system and stop Ottawa from further discriminating against First Nations children. The order comes nine years after the tribunal concluded that the federal government had discriminated against First Nations children by underfunding the on-reserve child welfare system, following…
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