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MMIWG: Date to Apply for Standing Extended to April 18

Deadline for Standing Extended to April 18 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has extended the deadline to April 18 from April 10 for interested parties to apply for standing. The application forms and instructions are available on the National Inquiry’s website, at www.mmiwg-ffada.ca under “Legal Notices and Documents.” There […]

by pmnationtalk on April 3, 201714 Views

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New Yukon Supreme Court justice to be added

March 30, 2017 The number of judges in the Yukon Supreme Court is set to expand by one. The Government of Canada, which is constitutionally responsible for Yukon Supreme Court justices and deputy justices, provided funding for the appointment in its March 22, 2017 budget. Amendments to Yukon’s Supreme Court Act, which are scheduled to […]

by pmnationtalk on March 31, 201716 Views

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National Inquiry to Hold First Family Hearings in Whitehorse (28/03/17)

March 28, 2017 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will continue holding a series of regional advisory meetings across the country over the next two months in order to receive input from survivors and families leading up to family hearings that will begin at the end of May. The meetings, […]

by pmnationtalk on March 29, 201711 Views

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Leaders Break Ground for New Women’s Correctional Facility

Yellowknife (March 23, 2017) – Minister of Justice Louis Sebert, Fort Smith area leaders and members of the public came together today for an official groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Correctional Complex Women’s Unit in Fort Smith. This new modern correctional facility will emphasize open cultural and educational areas to help support […]

by ahnationtalk on March 24, 201712 Views

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Ground breaking for new Fort Smith women’s correctional unit – CBC

Safety at the current facility was criticised by auditor general Mar 23, 2017 Crews building a new $35 million women’s unit at the Fort Smith Correctional Complex will break ground today. The current women’s facility is about 50 years old and houses 20 inmates. Two years ago, an auditor general’s report gave the facility a […]

by ahnationtalk on March 23, 201715 Views

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Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women has just 122 names registered – CBC

Putting onus on families to register is ‘problematic,’ says advocate Mar 21, 2017 Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are concerned about how the commission overseeing a long-awaited national inquiry is collecting names for its database. To date, there are just 122 family members’ names in the commission’s database, despite other databases […]

by ahnationtalk on March 22, 201712 Views

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Child and Family Services Act conflicts with Inuit culture, MLA alleges – NunatsiaqOnline

Quttiktuq MLA Isaac Shooyook wants removal of words that deter physical discipline Quttiktuq MLA Isaac Shooyook wants the Government of Nunavut to remove words from the Child and Family Services Act that say “parents should use methods other than force by way of correction towards their children or in the discipline of their children.” Shooyook […]

by ahnationtalk on March 15, 201717 Views

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I’m not a bad person:’ Recognizing impacts of childhood trauma in the justice system – CBC

Psychologist says childhood abuse and neglect ‘not only cost the individual, they cost society’ Mar 14, 2017 Michael Abel recently got out of jail. During our initial talk, Michael shifted from side to side. He appeared agitated and had an intense cold glare. I was unsure if he was getting ready to punch me in […]

by ahnationtalk on March 14, 201722 Views

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Notice and Application for Standing

TORONTO, March 13, 2017 – The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is now accepting applications for standing from interested parties. The application forms and instructions are available on the National Inquiry’s website, at www.mmiwg-ffada.ca , under “Legal Notices and Documents.” There is also an opportunity for those parties seeking standing to […]

by pmnationtalk on March 13, 201720 Views

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Girls’ group home in Nunavut capital to re-open in June – NunatsiaqOnline

March 09, 2017 Halifax-based agency that runs Cambridge Bay home chosen as service provider Iqaluit’s Illagiitugut group home for youth will re-open its doors as a residence for female adolescents this June, under a new service provider. Nunavut’s Department of Family Services signed a service contract last month with Atlantic Youth, a Halifax-based agency that […]

by ahnationtalk on March 10, 201720 Views