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| Note: The material found in this section, excluding Chiefs of Ontario releases, comes from independent sources and does not reflect the opinions or direction of the Chiefs of Ontario office. It is offered as a broad sampling of viewpoints on matters concerning economic development and self determination. We encourage anyone who finds the content of the Hotspots area of our site objectionable or inflammatory, to write to the editors of the originating media outlet and express their concern. |
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| Do Indians pay taxes?
(Do the banks?). Fred Fenwick. Law Now, June-July 2000 vol 24 no 6 p42 (English) Well it's that time of year again. Every Canadian sits down with a form and, for the most part, truthfully
declares to the Government of Canada exactly how much income they
made last year, signs the form, and mails it off with a cheque for
part of it. In many countries, the comment would be "Are you
nuts?" |
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Ottawa
asked to account for $10 billion (in trust accounts on behalf of
aboriginal people). A.J. Jamieson. Ottawa asked to account for $10 billion (in trust accounts on behalf of aboriginal people). A.J. Jamieson. On the heels of Human Resources and Development Canada's billion dollar funding fiasco First Nation bands are asking the federal government to explain what happen to more than $10 billion in trust accounts managed by the federal government on behalf of aboriginal people.Click here for full text. |
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Claim (Native Land Rights). Olive P. Dickason. |
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Martin's department mum on First Nation budget. Bruce Spence. First Perspective, February 2000 vol 9 no 2 p1 (English) In spite of public comments from the Assembly of First Nations
(AFN) about lobbying the federal finance minister to increase his
department's spending on First Nations programming, a departmental
spokesman says nothing will be certain until Martin wears new footwear
to the Commons next month. |
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| Ottawa
watch (1999 federal government activities related to native people).
Alexandra Macqueen. First Perspective, December 1999 vol 9 no 1 p6 (English) December can be a time of reckoning, when we prepare for a new year (and, in this case, a new century!) by reviewing our accomplishments over the last 12 months. This column, written in December, takes a look back at the issues discussed in "Ottawa Watch" in 1999 to help in this reckoning process. In January, we heard about a federal discussion paper dealing with child abuse in residential schools. The Law Reform Commission of Canada's report looked at the emotional, physical, cultural and spiritual abuse of children in several different types of institutions, including residential schools for Aboriginal children. Residential schools, in particular, were described by the Commission as "total institutions," in which "virtually every facet of the children's lives was determined by those in charge." Click here for full text. |
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| Premiers,
native leaders meet. Canadian News Facts, March 16 1999 vol 33 no 6 p5843 (English) Aboriginal leaders left a meeting in Regina March 22 with six of
the country's premiers in possession of some paper pledges but no
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