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First cheques from the Children’s Special Allowance settlement given to members of the Red River Métis CFS Class Action
December 6, 2024 Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis – Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, as well as the Métis Child and Family Services Authority, Métis Child, Family and Community Services, and Michif Child & Family Services, were delighted to deliver […]
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Supreme Court Provides Welcome Clarity on the Honour of the Crown in Contracts
Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) responds to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, released on November 27, 2024. This case involved contracts between the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation’s Band Council and the Governments of Canada and Quebec to establish and fund the First […]
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Cash-strapped Peguis First Nation takes companies to court over failed motel project, Zamboni repairs – CBC
Nov 12, 2024 2 separate lawsuits filed in September, including 1 over $1.4M motel project Peguis First Nation and one of its economic development companies are suing a contractor who never built a proposed motel, casino and gas bar, as well as a mechanic who is accused of failing to deliver pricey Zamboni batteries, according to […]
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Cash-strapped Peguis First Nation takes companies to court over failed motel project, Zamboni repairs – CBC
Nov 12, 2024 2 separate lawsuits filed in September, including 1 over $1.4M motel project Peguis First Nation and one of its economic development companies are suing a contractor who never built a proposed motel, casino and gas bar, as well as a mechanic who is accused of failing to deliver pricey Zamboni batteries, according to […]
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Manitoba Advocate Releases 2023-24 Annual Report, Notes Concerning Trends
OCTOBER 30, 2024 – TREATY 1 TERRITORY AND NATIONAL HOMELAND OF THE RED RIVER MÉTIS, Winnipeg, Man. Today, Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth Sherry Gott released an annual report summarizing the office’s work during the 2023-24 fiscal year including trends in advocacy, research, quality assurance, public education, youth engagement, serious injury reviews and investigations, […]
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Exchange Group – NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT APPROVAL
WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 15, 2024 – The Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba has authorized the Representative Plaintiffs to give notice to Class Members that a Settlement has been approved on September 5, 2024. The $445 million Settlement is in respect of Manitoba’s actions and policies relating to the administration of Children’s Special Allowance Benefits paid to children in care of Child and Family Services Agencies in […]
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New Agreement Types Help Keep More Children Out of Care
October 11, 2024 Amendments to the Child and Family Services Act (CFS) that allow new agreement-based supports to keep more children in their homes and out of the child welfare system are now in effect, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine announced today. “Indigenous children have been overrepresented in the child welfare system for far too long,” […]
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AMC Responds to Canada’s Position in Class-Action Lawsuit on Clean Drinking Water
October 8, 2024 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) expresses disbelief in the federal government’s legal stance in response to the national class-action lawsuit launched by Shamattawa First Nation. The lawsuit, led by Chief Jordna Hill, addresses the urgent and long-standing lack of access to clean drinking water in First […]
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Manitoba Government Apologizes to Children in Care Denied Children’s Special Allowance
October 8, 2024 On behalf of the Manitoba government and the people of Manitoba, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine made a formal statement of apology today in the Manitoba Legislature to children in care who were denied Children’s Special Allowance (CSA) payments over a period beginning in 2005 and continuing through early 2019. “Our government wishes […]
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Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say – Atin Ito News
October 8 2024 The federal government has no legal duty to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water, even if Liberal ministers publicly suggest otherwise, Justice Canada lawyers say. That’s the defence the federal government is expected to mount in Ottawa this week in Federal Court, as it fights a national class-action lawsuit launched by […]
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