About Author: Joanna Smith - Ottawa Bureau reporter
Posts by Joanna Smith - Ottawa Bureau reporter
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Use you head when shopping for a suitable helmet in Canada
Posted on 29.04.2016 | No CommentsCanada does not have any laws or regulations that make it mandatory for helmets — other than those intended to be worn while playing hockey — to be certified according to recognized standards. -
Canadian media need to improve coverage of indigenous issues, report says
Posted on 16.04.2016 | No CommentsCanadian newspapers do not devote enough resources to aboriginal issues, but recent focus on missing and murdered indigenous women a sign of change, says a new media monitoring report. -
Documentary chases fragile trail of pass system that once controlled movement of First Nations
Posted on 09.04.2016 | No CommentsAlex Williams, the director of the documentary film The Pass System, is still searching for evidence of the apartheid-like government policy. -
Canada Child Benefit is basic-income guarantee, says families minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Posted on 07.04.2016 | No CommentsJean-Yves Duclos, federal minister for families, children and social development, says the new Canada Child Benefit is a form of guaranteed basic income, but open to doing more. -
Money just one part of changing relationship with indigenous communities, Liberals say
Posted on 24.03.2016 | No CommentsThe Liberal government believes improving the lives of aboriginal peoples in Canada goes far beyond money, which is why some of the $8.4 billion promised in the budget will have a slower start. -
Quebec NDPers call for renewal ahead of Edmonton convention
Posted on 15.03.2016 | No CommentsA group of New Democrats from Quebec have penned an open letter calling for renewal in the party as Thomas Mulcair prepares for a major test of his leadership. -
Canada seeks traditional aboriginal knowledge on climate change
Posted on 12.03.2016 | No CommentsCanadian government awards contracts to research the traditional knowledge of First Nations elders and communities. -
Sen. Dennis Patterson wants to remove Senate’s ‘elitist’ eligibility requirements
Posted on 10.03.2016 | No CommentsConservative Sen. Dennis Patterson wants to get rid of requirements for property and net worth he says exclude millions of Canadians from getting a seat in the Senate. -
Canada-wide carbon pricing needed to hit emissions targets, Wynne says
Posted on 05.03.2016 | No CommentsKathleen Wynne said it helped that Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia already have carbon-pricing schemes, or plan to implement them next year. -
Scope of inquiry on missing and murdered indigenous women remains to be seen
Posted on 27.02.2016 | No CommentsRecommendations include independent expert panel to address ‘systemic issues affecting policing.’ -
Tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women bigger than numbers, Carolyn Bennett says
Posted on 16.02.2016 | No CommentsIndigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says stories of families of missing and murdered indigenous women go beyond statistics. -
RCMP working to rebuild relationship with indigenous peoples
Posted on 12.02.2016 | No CommentsThe RCMP has been quietly meeting with national aboriginal organizations to start building a better relationship with indigenous peoples.
