I am a Witness: Tribunal Timeline & Documents

The timeline below chronicles the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case on inequitable funding for First Nations child welfare, which the Tribunal ruled amounts to discrimination.  

View the pre-Tribunal timeline for a history of First Nations child and family services funding leading up the case. 

2012

February 20, 2012
Caring Society Book of Authorities in support of Moore case
February 13-15, 2012

Judicial review (appeal) of Tribunal Chair Chotalia’s decision to dismiss the complaint is heard in Federal Court 

January 30, 2012

Caring Society granted intervenor status in SCC case dealing with how public schools treat special needs children Click here to read a summary of the Moore case

January 12, 2012

Summary of the positions of the parties to the Judicial Review (Appeal) of Canadian Human Rights Chair Chotalia’s decision to dismiss the First Nations child welfare case

2011

November 23, 2011
Applicants' Memorandum of Fact and Law
November 17, 2011
Canada's Memorandum of Fact and Law
November 14, 2011
Report released: KisKisik Awasisak: Remember the Children, Understanding the Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System
October 19, 2011
INAC and Auditor General of Canada appear before Standing Committee on Public Accounts
October 18, 2011
Amnesty International Factum in support of Judicial Review of Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss the child welfare case
October 18, 2011
Chiefs of Ontario Factum in Support of Judicial Review of Tribunal Decision to Dismiss