Today, the British Columbia government announced proposed key amendments to legislation (Bill 38) that will act as an important step towards reducing barriers for Indigenous Nations and communities to assert jurisdiction over their own child welfare. This is a positive development that, as Representative for Children and Youth (RCY), I strongly support. It is an […]
Since April 2016, when the province first declared it a Public Health Emergency, the devastating effects of the toxic drug crisis on British Columbia have grown more apparent by the month. Illicit drug overdoses are now overwhelmingly the leading cause of unnatural deaths in this province, far eclipsing other causes such as motor vehicle accidents […]
“The most important day of an apology is the day after, and the year after. We all need to be looking at what the Pope does then.” – Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada With those wise words, Dr. Blackstock this week crystalized the essence of Pope […]
On June 20, 2022, the Federal Court of Canada approved the class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed in non-Indigenous care. The lawsuit, brought forward by lawyer Angela Bespflug on behalf of lead plaintiff, Cheyenne […]
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