Canada: Children And Youth Need Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decision

Canada: Children And Youth Need Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decision

On the 25th of February, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada filed an application with the Federal Court to require the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to set hearing dates so a human rights complaint against the Federal Government can be heard. The complaint alleges the federal government (as represented by the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) racially discriminates against First Nations children by providing less child welfare benefits on reserves. The case was filed in 2007 by the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society.