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. 

2011

October 4, 2011
Caring Society factum for Federal Court Judicial Review of CHRT decision
October 4, 2011
Assembly of First Nations factum for Federal Court Judicial Review of the CHRT decision
October 3, 2011
Canadian Human Rights Commission Factum for Federal Court appeal of Tribunal decision to dismiss
July 15, 2011
Attorney General's Affidavit Judicial Review application
July 6, 2011

Hearing dates for Judicial Review of Tribunal Chair's decision to dismiss the complaint

July 5, 2011
Order consolidating all Judicial Reviews of Tribunal Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss and timetable for submissions
June 30, 2011
Federal Court overturns decision by Tribunal Chair Chotalia to not allow broadcasting of the FN child welfare tribunal
June, 2011
Auditor General Comments on First Nations child and family and education
May 31, 2011
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock in support of Judicial Review of Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss the case
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits A - D
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits E - U
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits V - Part I
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits V - Part II and W
May 2011

Comments from the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group on the human rights case (p. 59-61)