Sentences with phrase «first nations»

«The only way we can get there is if First Nations and local communities have confidence that their environment and economy will be protected from harm.»

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She says her riding has 33 communities of First Nations people, from one of which hails Raymond Robinson, who joined Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence in her hunger strike the day after she began hers.

First Nations, environmental organizations, local communities and the...

«It's a shameful record of neglect and incompetence, and it shows that the Christy Clark government is all talk and no action when it comes to reconciliation with First Nations in this province.»

«Mr. Speaker, today in First Nations communities across the country, the unemployment rate can reach 80 %, half of the housing units are in a pitiful state and schools and students receive 30 % less funding than others,» Thomas Mulcair reported.

The majority of the guests of our federal prisons come from the small minority (which is higher outside the cities, in rural Canada and among First Nations) who live in poverty.

In Alberta, Suncor is working with First Nations peoples to build a new pipeline of talent, with aboriginal youth who can work with new technologies such as self - driving trucks.

The court ruling shows that the premier's bad decision left her government failing to properly consult, dealing yet another blow to this government's relationships with First Nations.

The group of 18 includes representatives from municipal governments, First Nations, Metis communities, the energy industry, and environmental groups who will «advise government on the oil sands aspects of the Climate Leadership Plan and ensure that its initiatives are effective and widely supported.»

Marc's previous clients have included corporate, government and union pension plans, as well as endowment funds and First Nations trust funds.

VANCOUVER — B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan released the following statement on today's Defend Our Climate «No Enbridge» rally: «B.C.'s New Democrats are standing with communities and First Nations all across B.C. who are opposed to the Enbridge heavy...

However, the Liberal platform also envisaged temporary deficits to finance higher spending on social programs such as child benefits, a higher Guaranteed Income Supplement for single seniors, public health care, child care and First Nations programs, and did not increase overall federal tax revenues.

VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberal government's chaotic approach to environmental assessment changes creates an atmosphere of distrust and uncertainty for communities, First Nations and industry that will only slow down industrial projects, say B.C.'s New Democrats.

And the wealth of the settler state, premised on that extractivism, derives directly from the expropriation and dispossession of First Nations and Indigenous peoples and their lands.

Would the First Nations communities of Siksika or Morley have been as hard hit by the 2013 flood if this suggestion had been acted upon?

The conversation will focus on how First Nations communities in Canada can capitalize on opportunities in the Asia Pacific.

In fact in his first week on the job as premier (Sept 2014), he said getting First Nations approval for Northern Gateway with the terminus at Kitimat would be «pretty tough».

It will go ahead if Enbridge satisfies the NEB's conditions, reaches an accord with the First Nations and persuades the Trudeau government to accept the NEB's recommendation.

It is concerning that anyone in the Liberal Government would believe that Northerners, whether Inuit, Métis, First Nations, or otherwise do not pay taxes.

It's clear she was thinking only about politics and not about what was in the best interests of the treaty process and the province's vital relationship with First Nations.

«If managed properly, with protection of our land, air and water, LNG exports will create good new jobs in B.C., respect and include First Nations and benefit B.C. communities,» said Horgan.

New Democrats have long been advocating for the expanded use of midwifery services across the province as we believe that midwives play an integral role in the health care system and can be of particular benefit to women, families and First Nations communities by bringing specialized maternity care to otherwise isolated areas.

According to Yurdiga, «it was vitally important to listen to and engage with the Council of Yukon First Nations about issues concerning their members, as well as the various stakeholders who are impacted by federal legislation on a daily basis.»

The representative's report, Tragedy in Waiting: How B.C.'s mental health system failed one First Nations youth, reveals a system struggling to offer basic services to children in need through the story of a child who committed suicide after he was unable to access basic mental health services.

The company said that to proceed, it must reach agreement by May 31 with the various stakeholders: the British Columbia government, First Nations, municipalities, etc..

The plan calls for a coordinated, aligned, and strategic approach that includes collaboration with government, industry stakeholders, First Nations, and entrepreneurs across the province.

Nearly 40 per cent of indigenous Canadians do not graduate from high school, and the figure is nearly 60 per cent for First Nations people on reserves, rates that far exceed the Canadian average.

First Nations groups and businesses want to capitalize on a growing interest in Indigenous culture.

That declaration followed comments the previous day that suggested he was open to slowing down the process, following a Senate committee report calling for more consultation with First Nations on taxation, education materials and addictions treatment.

Two LNG project proponents and their respective First Nations counterparts will discuss approaches to building mutually beneficial relationships and how they are mapping the way forward.

Victoria — New Democrat spokesperson for aboriginal relations and reconciliation, Scott Fraser, and New Democrat spokesperson for women, Maurine Karagianis, join the province's first female First Nations MLA, Melanie Mark in welcoming today's announcement from the federal government regarding the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Say no to spying on advocates for First Nations children, or in fact on any activists of any kind in Canada.

But, rather than fighting child poverty on First Nations reserves, the government has been spending literally millions of your dollars and mine to fight against equal child welfare support for First Nations kids.

«It is a day to celebrate the tremendous cultural legacy of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples.

Their articles cover a wide range of topics: energy policy, emerging technologies in supply and end - use sectors, engagement by First Nations communities in the energy sector, and innovation's role in the development and use of technology and in policy - making.

The extent of the decline is surprising given the nature of the components in this category — transfers to First Nations for education, health, social assistance, agricultural subsidies, student assistance, transfers to granting councils, among others.

A woman of Métis heritage, she never lost sight of how the care system uniquely impacts First Nations, Aboriginal and Métis children and youth, and made their needs and the needs of Aboriginal families and communities a major focus of her work.

First Nations have inherent and constitutionally - protected rights that have been demonstrated to stop environmentally risky projects.

Grizzly bears are respected by many First Nations across the province.

West Coast works with First Nations and communities fighting against tar sands pipelines in the courtroom, in boardrooms, on the land and on the water.

«This private member's bill is in line with our commitment to a sustainable natural gas industry, one which respects the rights of First Nations and keeps environmental values at the forefront.»

«We have a long way to go as a government and as a society to show that we have moved beyond the legacy of racism and colonialism that long defined our relationship with B.C.'s First Nations peoples,» said New Democrat aboriginal relations critic Doug Donaldson.

3) That government respects and makes partners of First Nations and recognizes their right to a share of any benefits that flow from the resource.

If her government had spent the last three years negotiating on aboriginal title with First Nations — rather than spending millions of taxpayers» dollars fighting a losing battle against the Tsilhqot» in — there would today be more opportunity and benefits for First Nations and greater certainty for investors and workers on where and how LNG related pipelines and plants will proceed.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Toronto: Ottawa Eyes First Nations Investment in Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

«The legislation won't be comprehensive unless it includes express guarantees of jobs and training opportunities for British Columbians and a fair return for our resources, and ensures that the industry benefits First Nations and protects our land, air and water,» he said.

Pull Together was created as a way to stand with First Nations to stop unwanted tar sands pipelines.

WINNIPEG — Two First Nations and two conservation groups are waiting to hear the fate of eight islands on Lake Winnipegosis.

Alberta taking ownership of the pipeline will not change the B.C government's political calculus, dampen the zeal of hardcore protestors, or deter First Nations groups determined to block it.