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Criminal lawyer Michael Spratt and human rights and employment lawyer Emilie Taman discuss issues at the intersection of law, politics, and policy. What happens in our courts and the halls of power affects you.
Feed your brain with answers to your most burning political and legal questions.
Check out more at: www.michaelspratt.com
And join the Docket's discord channel to chat and listen to live recordings: https://discord.gg/2TzUamZ
Are the feds really fighting Indigenous kids in court
The Docket
54 minutes 20 seconds
4 years ago
Are the feds really fighting Indigenous kids in court
So, episode 129 – a new record. But you know that right? Because you subscribe to the show and have already rated and reviewed the podcast – right? You should.
Is the federal government really fighting Indigenous kids in court?
Yes, they are. And they keep losing.
We chat with the amazing Anne Levesque about her work with Cindy Blackstock and the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, who are fighting against the government's discriminatory underfunding of services for Indigenous kids.
This is a fight that has been ongoing for over a decade. Each time the Caring Society wins, the government uses every procedural trick and avenue of appeal to avoid its responsibilities. Most recently, the Caring Society won big in the Federal Court, where the government's application for a judicial review of a landmark Human Rights Tribunal compensation order for First Nations children was dismissed.
This is such an important case and the amazing advocates fighting for equality are heroes. You can help support the fight and donate to the Caring Society here: https://fncaringsociety.com/donate
A huge thanks to Emond Publishing for supporting the podcast. For our listeners, Emond is offering 15% off Modern Criminal Evidence for our listeners. Just visit emond.ca/docket and enter code DOCKET15 at checkout.
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The Docket
Criminal lawyer Michael Spratt and human rights and employment lawyer Emilie Taman discuss issues at the intersection of law, politics, and policy. What happens in our courts and the halls of power affects you.
Feed your brain with answers to your most burning political and legal questions.
Check out more at: www.michaelspratt.com
And join the Docket's discord channel to chat and listen to live recordings: https://discord.gg/2TzUamZ