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Brett Forester

@brettforester

Reporter with CBC Indigenous in Ottawa. Former host of Nation to Nation on APTN. Member of the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. [email protected]

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Mark Carney's father’s time as a principal of a Federal Indian Day School in the NWT has made some headlines this week. Plus, could the NDP get wiped off the political map? Truth & Politics panel with Niigaan Sinclair and Sheila North - Bunibonibee Cree Nation youtu.be/gns1j3UukGk?si…

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"I love my father, but I don't share those views, to be absolutely clear," Liberal Leader Mark CarneyĀ said at a campaign event in Ontario. Carney commented for the first time Saturday on reports his father was principal at a federal Indian day school. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

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Pierre Poilievre's pitch to Indigenous voters has focused on resource development and economic reconciliation but some Indigenous advocates say they are concerned about his record on issues like residential schools and Indigenous rights. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

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As Canada's federal election intensifies, residential school survivors and their advocates are urging political parties to pledge their full support forĀ investigations into unmarked burials and missing children. "They need to bring the children home." cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

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A survivor called this residential school ā€˜the worst place on Earth.’ Here’s what Mark Carney’s father wrote about it Robert Carney appears several times in new IJF database, including reports on 2 northern schools, via Investigative Journalism Foundation theijf.org/robert-carney

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Impose a pipeline on Indigenous nations? Not so fast, say Indigenous rights lawyers "As a leader of the federal government, you have constitutional obligations. It's well developed under Canadian law that you have to respect Indigenous rights." cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

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"On the most important night of the most important campaign of Poilievre's life, Ezra Levant showed up," said Dr. Mark Bourrie , author of a recently published book on Poilievre, Ripper. Rebel News owner Ezra Levantine was ā€˜mentor’ to Poilievre cbc.ca/news/politics/…

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As the federal election campaign entersĀ its last week, the three major national parties have released their platforms. Here's what the Liberals, Conservatives and New Democratic PartyĀ are promising Indigenous voters.Ā  cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

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Indigenous candidates are on track for big wins in ridings across Canada as results firm up in the 2025 general election — with 12 First Nations, Inuit or MĆ©tis people elected or leading on Tuesday afternoon. Find a full list at the end of the article. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

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The head of the Chiefs of Ontario says the Ford government is headed on a collision course with First Nations if it continues forward with legislation aimed at fast tracking development in the province. That's on the season finale of Nation to Nation. aptnnews.ca/?p=262972