Timeline & Documents

Key documents presented by the Caring Society as evidence at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearings. 

Key documents presented by the Caring Society as evidence at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearings. 

CHRT ruling: witnesses who testified prior to feds releasing over 100K of documents that should have been disclosed can testify again

AANDC statistics on number of days FN children on reserve and in the Yukon spend in care (1981-2012)

MP Linda Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona, NDP) questions the Government in the House of Commons about equal funding for Aboriginal children in care.

“For the sake of the children, will the government finally grant the money needed to provide comparable care?”

Click here for the full text (Hansard) – begins at line 1500, Watch the video

Assembly of First Nations submit their statement on retaliation.

Government of Canada submits final submissions on retaliation.

 Caring Society's Final Submissions and Remedies for the retaliation

 Caring Society's Final Submissions and Remedies for the retaliation

Canadian Human Rights Commission submits Final Submissions on Retaliation

Tribunal rules Government of Canada violated disclosure obligations.

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

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

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

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).

AANDC Director General Sheilagh Murphy disagrees with two Auditor General reports finding enhanced funding is inequitable

Assembly of First Nations News Release: AFN Welcomes Federal Court of Appeal Decision to Continue Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in Support of Equity and Fairness for First Nation Children

Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Canada's application to overturn Federal Court decision.

Caring Society Press Release: Court rejects Ottawa's efforts to shut down hearings to decide if the Federal Government is discriminating against First Nations children.

Federal Court of Appeal hears Canada's application to overturn the Federal Court ruling ordering the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to hear the case.

Testimony and cross examination of Cindy Blackstock, PhD, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Associate Professor, University of Alberta

Opening prayer (Elder) and opening statements by the Assembly of First Nations (National Chief Shawn Atleo), The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (Paul Champ and Cindy Blackstock), the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the Chiefs of Ontario (TBA), Amnesty International (TBA) and the Attorney General of Canada

National Chief’s Opening Statement to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare

Caring Society News Release: Canadian Government faces allegations of discrimination towards First Nations Children at Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Caring Society News Release: Canadian Government faces allegations of discrimination towards First Nations Children at Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Canada's amended statement of particulars for the Tribunal.

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal refuses Government of Canada request to postpone hearing dates

Caring Society objects to Canada's request to postpone week of hearings on Feb 25, 2013

Canada proposes cancelling hearing dates for week of February 25, 2013