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Bill Five: Risky Business in Ontario
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Part 1
On April 17, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 20251,…
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Dr Gehl wins appeal in Indian Act sex discrimination case
This morning, the Ontario Court of Appeal granted Dr. Lynn Gehl’s appeal in her challenge to sex discrimination under the Indian Act. Read the full decision here.
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"Building Common Ground" report released: implementing FPIC in Federal environmental assessment
On April 5, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, released the much-anticipated independent expert report on reforming Canada’s environmental assessment processes, “Building Common Ground: A New Vision…
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry: How you can participate
Applications for Standing due Tuesday April 18, 2017.
In September 2016, the Government of Canada launched the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (the MMIWG…
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OKT Launching New Website!
I am proud to announce that OKT is launching a new website!
We have a new and updated look. We are also developing a new set of materials that we…
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Ontario commits to clean mercury from English-Wabigoon River system
OKT congratulates Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek – Grassy Narrows First Nation – on this historic milestone
In the 1960s, the pulp mill in Dryden, Ontario dumped 9 tonnes of mercury into…
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One year later, one big disappointment from Canada: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society case, one year later
One year ago today, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the government of Canada was discriminating against First Nations children on the basis of their race. It held…
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