There is a strong series of documentation that demonstrates the success and best practices of First Nations' administration in the delivery of post-secondary funding," he said, citing such studies as Focusing Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's Post Secondary Education Program: Targets and Impacts (2009 report for the Assembly of First Nations) and No Higher Priority: Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in Canada, a report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (2007). In releasing Free to Learn, Brian Lee Crowley, managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, said: "Aboriginal policy in Canada is a shameful mess. It is expensive, unaccountable and too often fails those it's meant to help. Existing federal aid to Aboriginal post-secondary educ...
Aboriginal candidates didn't fair well in the riding during the last election. Three of the five candidates battling for the seat--incumbent MP Rick Laliberte, who ran as an independent, Earl Cook for the NDP and Al Ducharme for the Liberals--were Aboriginal, but none drew enough votes to win. But those results don't concern [Gary Merasty] or [Anita Jackson]. I think in the last election, the majority of the support went to the Aboriginal candidates, it was just split. So this time there will not be a split," Merasty said. "There's a huge outpouring of support for myself and my candidacy and the Liberal Party, based on the policies that have been announced and worked on and the relationships established over the years. So we're quite confident that the electorate will come out and incr...
...-status Indians and is vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Devel...
... which had previously been ordered by the Standing Committee on Finance. Noting that the Standing Com...
On April 17, Kildonan-St. Paul Conservative MP Joy Smith refused to include the word "equality" in her motion supporting the rights of Canadian women at the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Smith said the dreaded "E" word had "a political agenda behind it." The opposition majority on the committee, including Bloc Québécois MP Nicole Demers, Winnipeg South Centre MP Anita Neville and Ontario NDP MP Irene Mathyssen, prevailed, adding the words "to support the full participation and promote the equality of women in Canadian society." All five Conservative MPs on the committee voted against the new motion. First came his proposal for competitive and performance-based schools. Then, he embarked on a week-long law and order platform that includes a U.S.-style public review of judici...
... May 17, 2010 and has been referred to a Standing Committee for review. The New Act is designed to a...
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