Calendrier et documents

Le calendrier ci-dessous offre une chronologie de la cause du Tribunal canadien des droits de la personne sur le financement inéquitable pour les services de la protection de l’enfance des Premières Nations.

Vous pouvez ainsi consultez la chronologie des services de protections de l'enfance qui a précédé la cause.

Nous essayons de notre mieux pour vous donner accès à ces documents/ces informations en français. Malheureusement, les ressources ne sont pas toujours disponibles. Dans ce cas, nous allons les fournir en anglais. Désolé pour l'inconvénient.

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2010

March 29, 2010

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Chair Shirish Chotalia hears Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s motion to broadcast the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. All parties except Canada are in favor of the tribunal being televised. Canada suggests that it’s witnesses, who are almost exclusively public servants, are concerned that their testimony might damage their relationships with First Nations. Canada also notes it is having a hard time getting witnesses to testify on their behalf and worry that televising the proceedings would make it even harder. Caring society files 17 affidavits by First Nations Elders, leaders, youth and parents who want the proceedings televised so they can follow the case.

March 24, 2010
Canada’s appeal of Prothonotary Aronovitch’s decision to stay their application to dismiss the tribunal until after the tribunal is over is heard before Justice O’Reilly in Federal Court
March 3, 2010

Elsie Flette, CEO of the Southern First Nations Network of Care Authority, is cross-examined in public by Canada on her affidavit filed in opposition to Canada’s application to derail the tribunal on the “funding is not a service” argument.
 

February 26, 2010

Canada’s top official on First Nations child welfare is cross-examined by the Caring Society on her affidavit filed in support of Canada’s application to derail the tribunal on the “funding is not a service” argument. Canada’s lawyers refuse to have their witness testify in public as the public might distract her from her answers.

February 25, 2010

Tom Goff, consultant, is cross examined in public by Canada on his affidavit opposing Canada’s application at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to derail the tribunal on the “funding is not a service” argument.

February 23, 2010

Caring Society Executive Director, Cindy Blackstock, PhD, is cross examined in public by Canada on her affidavit opposing Canada’s application at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to derail the tribunal on the “funding is not a service” argument. Students from Elizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary along with other members of the public come to watch.

February 18, 2010

Federal Government document on Jordan's Principle 

2009

December 21, 2009

Canada files an application to derail the Tribunal on the merits arguing that the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction as “funding is not a service.”

December 7, 2009

INAC contracts KPMG Forensic to provide an expert report and expert witness services for the Crown. Contract obtained through Access to Information.

November 24, 2009

Federal Court Prothonotary Aronovitch rules that Canada’s application to strike the Tribunal hearings should be stayed until after the Tribunal rules. Canada appeals.