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

October 19, 2012

Amnesty International Factum for the Federal Court of Appeal

October 19, 2012

Assembly of First Nations Factum for the Federal Court of Appeal

October 16, 2012

Tribunal amends complaint to include allegations of retaliation by the Government of Canada

October 12, 2012

Tribunal rules in favour of APTN broadcasting the hearings 

October 10, 2012

Office of the Ontario Child and Youth Advocate response to Canada's opposition to its motion to intervene at the Federal Court of Appeal

October 5, 2012

UNCRC Concluding Observations recommends end to service inequities

October 5, 2012

Summary of the case management meeting held on September 26, 2012

October 4, 2012

Canada opposes application by the Ontario Child and Youth Advocate to Intervene at the Federal Court of Appeal 

September 25-26, 2012

Tribunal hearings on motions to prepare for the hearing   

September 20, 2012

Caring Society replies to Canada's application to dismiss all expert reports Written submissions of the Caring Society Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock