AFN chiefs at odds after $47.8-billion child-welfare deal rejected
Chiefs with the Assembly of First Nations will meet before the end of the year to try to amend a historic $47.8-billion child ...
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Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down, minister says
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it is up to the Assembly of First Nations to come back to the federal ...
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AFN vote on $47.8B child welfare reform deal doesn't pass after lengthy debate
Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, which helped bring forward the ...
AFN leader questions if Tories would top $47.8B child welfare reform offer, urges chiefs to back it
The head of the Assembly of First Nations is urging chiefs to endorse a multibillion-dollar child welfare reform agreement to get the program in place before the next election, questioning whether a ...
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Chiefs gather in Calgary to vote on $47.8B child welfare reform proposal
Cindy Blackstock says the deal is not enough to end racial discrimination in the child-welfare system, and she's urging chiefs to read the proposal's fine print and seek independent legal advice ...
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AFN votes on way forward after $47.8 billion child welfare reform deal is defeated
Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society which helped launch a discrimination case against Canada that led to the deal, said "that's an unfortunate ...
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AFN Concludes Special Chiefs Assembly on Reforming First Nations Child and Family Services
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak calls for continued efforts to secure better care for children Calgary, AB (Treaty No.
Chiefs gather in Calgary to vote on $47.8B child welfare reform proposal
Cindy Blackstock says the deal is not enough to end racial discrimination in the child-welfare system, and she's urging ...