I am a Witness: Tribunal Timeline & Documents

The timeline below chronicles the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case on inequitable funding for First Nations child welfare, which the Tribunal ruled amounts to discrimination.  

View the pre-Tribunal timeline for a history of First Nations child and family services funding leading up the case. 

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2013

April 2 - 12, 2013

Testimony of Jonathan Thompson (Assembly of First Nations), Derald Dubois (Touchwood Child & Family Services, Inc., Saskatchewan), Dr. Nico Trocme (expert witness and principal investigator of the Canadian Incidence Study on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect).

March 25, 2013

AANDC Director General Sheilagh Murphy disagrees with two Auditor General reports finding enhanced funding is inequitable

March 12, 2013

Assembly of First Nations News Release: AFN Welcomes Federal Court of Appeal Decision to Continue Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in Support of Equity and Fairness for First Nation Children

March 11, 2013

Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Canada's application to overturn Federal Court decision.

March 11, 2013

Caring Society Press Release: Court rejects Ottawa's efforts to shut down hearings to decide if the Federal Government is discriminating against First Nations children.

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March 6, 2013

Federal Court of Appeal hears Canada's application to overturn the Federal Court ruling ordering the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to hear the case.

February 26, 2013 - March 1, 2013

Testimony and cross examination of Cindy Blackstock, PhD, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Associate Professor, University of Alberta

February 25, 2013

Opening prayer (Elder) and opening statements by the Assembly of First Nations (National Chief Shawn Atleo), The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (Paul Champ and Cindy Blackstock), the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the Chiefs of Ontario (TBA), Amnesty International (TBA) and the Attorney General of Canada

National Chief’s Opening Statement to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare

February 22, 2013

Caring Society News Release: Canadian Government faces allegations of discrimination towards First Nations Children at Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

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February 22, 2013

Caring Society News Release: Canadian Government faces allegations of discrimination towards First Nations Children at Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

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