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. 

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2013

August 7, 2013

Assembly of First Nations submit their statement on retaliation.

August 5, 2013

Government of Canada submits final submissions on retaliation.

August 2, 2013

 Caring Society's Final Submissions and Remedies for the retaliation

August 2, 2013

 Caring Society's Final Submissions and Remedies for the retaliation

August 1, 2013

Canadian Human Rights Commission submits Final Submissions on Retaliation

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July 3, 2013

Tribunal rules Government of Canada violated disclosure obligations.

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May 6, 2013

Canada appeals the Federal Court decision enforcing Jordan's Principle.

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April 26, 2013

U.S. Statement at the Universal Periodic Review of Canada. Read it here.

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April 26, 2013

U.S. Statement at the Universal Periodic Review of Canada. Read it here.

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April 2 - 12, 2013

Testimony of Jonathan Thompson (Assembly of First Nations), Derald Dubois (Touchwood Child & Family Services, Inc., Saskatchewan), Dr. Nico Trocme (expert witness and principal investigator of the Canadian Incidence Study on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect).