Months after an agreement was struck to compensate the Indigenous children and families harmed by the child welfare system, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has rejected Ottawa’s $40-billion deal. Heather Yourex-West explains why, and what the federal government will do next.
Demands for accountability are growing after two Vancouver police officers failed to attend an apology ceremony in Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia. The ceremony was part of a settlement agreement after Maxwell Johnson, an Indigenous man, and his granddaughter Torianne were wrongfully arrested at a bank in December 2019. Neetu Garcha looks at how the community rejected the police department’s gifts, and how Chief Const. Adam Palmer is responding.
The Canadian government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to end February’s convoy protests in Ottawa was premature, according to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. David Akin explains what else Lucki told the public inquiry about the act’s use, and how other officers worried the occupation could have posed an even greater national security threat.
On the first day in his new role, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is vowing to fix the political and economic crises he’s inherited. Eric Sorensen looks at the promises Sunak is making, and what his appointment could mean for Canada.
The Bank of Canada is facing mounting criticism ahead of its interest rate on Tuesday, with the leader of the federal NDP calling for the central bank’s role to grow and protect possible job losses. Anne Gaviola reports.
After spending more than three years at an ISIS detention camp in Syria, two Canadian women — including Kimberly Polman of British Columbia — and their children are on their way back to Canada. Mercedes Stephenson explains why Ottawa decided to intervene to secure their releases, despite the government previously refusing to repatriate Canadians captured by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria.
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