New Brunswick is one of the top health-care performers in Canada in terms of patient outcomes and wait times according to a new report released Tuesday by a national policy group.
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Council Tackles Shortage of Taxis: Major overhaul aims to ease difficulty getting late-night ride
City hall is contemplating a major overhaul of late-night cab and public transit service in Calgary, as holiday revellers com-plain they are being squeezed by a “perfect storm” of travel hindrances.
How First Nations can own Their Future
Reports of people living in tents and shacks at Attawapiskat evoke comparisons with the Third World, with people living in the shantytowns of South Africa and the barrios of Mexico. The comparison is apt, because we now know a lot about how people in the Third World have elevated themselves out of extreme poverty.
Let’s Take the Hot Air Out of Global Warming Debate
In advance of the conference, the Canadian government signalled that it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol – something that was confirmed Monday.
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What Exactly Does ‘Climate Justice’ Mean?
It seems like everything is about justice these days. Recently, as I drove home from the store, I saw a sign for the elections here in New York from the local Democratic Party, promising “equity, equality, and justice for all.” Beyond the obvious concerns any sane...
We are Finding the 2800 Missing Children
The “secret graves” and “missing children” narrative had our national flag flying at half-mast for over five months after an obscure indigenous politician made the startling claim that she “knew” that 215 indigenous children had been secretly buried in the “apple...
Reserves’ Rankings Have Silver Lining
Low-ranking bands showed considerable courage in opening themselves to scrutiny in The Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index.
Report, then Reform Reserves
“We have long been advocates of more independence and responsibility for First Nations governments; not just more money and power — the typical demands of national Aboriginal politicians — but more transparency and accountability to those governed by band councils, too.”
3 Manitoba First Nations Recognized for Good Governance
The Winnipeg Free Press reports on the rankings in the The Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index.
Local Reserve Scores High In Governance Survey
The AGI evaluated the First Nations in five categories: Elections, administration, human rights, transparency and economy. The evaluation was done by asking on-reserve residents to answer a questionnaire in person about their reserve government, the Frontier Centre said.
Rocky Mountain House Reserve Rated Tops In Prairies
If you look at their website, their election and audit results from 2007-08 are posted openly, which is not common for First Nation reserves, said Joseph Quesnel, Lethbridge based co-author of the study. “Even in that way, a small way, it shows accountability to citizens.”
Saskatchewan Makes Top 10
This year FCPP created the Chief Big Bear Award to acknowledge and support the community that scores the highest in the index. It went to O’Chiese First Nation of Alberta.
Alberta reserve praised as best-run First Nation in prairie region
Edmonton Journal reports on why O’Chiese First Nation, winner of the Chief Big Bear Award, is so successful.
Saskatchewan First Nations ranked in Aboriginal Governance Index
Policy Analyst Joseph Quesnel was interviewed by the Regina Leader-Post about First Nations’ rankings in Saskatchewan.
Sask. First Puts Taxpayers Last: Schwartz
The ‘Saskatchewan First’ policy announced by the province last fall to force Crown corporations to divest themselves of out-of-province assets puts taxpayers last, says a former Crown Investments Corp. (CIC) official.