The Ahenakew affair: a bad law, an opportunity missed
By Marjaleena Repo
The David Ahenakew Affair, after five years in the courts, has sprung back with full force after the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) voted to reinstate him as one its senators. The media have reacted with vehement disapproval as have Jewish organizations. The provincial […]
The ‘War on Terror’ has a new arsenal in it’s fight - a curry bomb.
India developed an 81mm grenade filled with pepper and phosphorus, intended to bring its target to their knees.
But based on historic use of basic pepper spray in Canada, we don’t think anyone here is going to be rallying for the curry […]
Honourable Associate Chief Judge Murray Sinclair speaks about his personal challenges while working in the criminal justice system.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LoXRW8_R9o
Lorne Gunter of the National Post commented yesterday on the Kawacatoose First Nation proposal for a private MRI service,
For defenders of Canada’s government-monopoly health care system, there is only one goal that truly matters. And, no, despite their earnest insistences to the contrary, that goal is not the health of patients. It is the preservation […]
The Aboriginal leader who made anti-Semitic remarks will be retried for hate speech.
Although convicted in 2006 and charged $1,000, the finding was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
The recent finding indicates he may still be found guilty for willfully promoting hatred.
Chief Justice Robert Laing held that the requisite intent to be convicted was not […]
The Globe and Mail reported today a 45% increase in Aboriginal populations over the past decade.
Nunavut has the highest birthrate in the country, and also the highest proportion of Aboriginals at 85%.
But many claim these figures are still underrepresented,
Thousands more people weren’t specifically noted as aboriginal because they had no permanent address […]
