Month: February 2024

(February 29, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, expressed disappointment and concern, following the British Columbia (B.C.) government’s decision to pause the proposed amendments to the B.C. Land Act. “I am disappointed by the B.C. government’s decision to pause the proposed amendments to […]

February 16, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak welcomed the release of the Federal Housing Advocate’s final report of her review of homelessness encampments as a human rights issue. “First Nations citizens experience homelessness at disproportionate rates across the country,” said National Chief […]

Supreme Court of Canada Ruling The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision on February 9, 2024, regarding the constitutionality of An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth, and Families (the “Act”). The SCC held that the Act in whole is constitutional, including two provisions relating to federal force of law […]

(February 9, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak welcomed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, formerly Bill C-92. The Supreme Court of Canada has found that the Act, including […]