Earlier today, Chief Keewaykapow, the councilors of Cat Lake First Nation, representatives from Windigo First Nations Council and I signed the final Memorandum of Agreement, which formalizes the commitments and plans laid out in the Interim Framework Agreement signed on February 21, 2019.
The federal government remains steadfast and on track in its commitment to end all long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve by March 2021.
The Government of Canada is working in partnership with First Nations to support community-driven economic development projects that will help build healthier, more sustainable communities.
Bill C-92 — The over-representation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children in the child and family services system has been described as a humanitarian crisis; according to Census 2016 data, Indigenous children make up 7.7% of all children under 15 but account for 52.2% of children in foster care in private homes.
Between 2000 and 2011, seven First Nations youth died while attending high school in Thunder Bay. Their tragic and preventable deaths have had an immeasurable impact on their communities, their families, and fellow classmates.
Ottawa, Ontario - Please be advised that Dan Vandal, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, will deliver remarks at the ‘Investing In Reconciliation and the Indigenous Economy: The Role for Institutional Investors’ event.