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Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare Issues Statement Regarding Auditor General of Ontario Bonnie Lysyk’s Special Report on Changes to the Greenbelt

(Toronto, ON – August 10, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement regarding the newly announced Auditor General of Ontario’s Special Report surrounding the investigation into Ontario’s Greenbelt development plan: “Yesterday, Auditor General of Ontario Bonnie Lysyk released a 95-page report indicating that Ontario’s processes for opening Greenbelt protected lands development were

2024-01-03T13:16:42-05:00August 10th, 2023|Categories: Communications|
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Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund

On July 31, 2023, the Ontario government launched the new Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF), which will provide up to $7.075M in support to organizations and communities for community engagement and related activities in response to planned or ongoing burial investigations at former Residential Schools, as well as for mental health supports for

2024-01-03T13:16:43-05:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Communications, Indian Residential School|
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Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare and OFNYPC Welcome Newly Appointed Cabinet Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree

(July 27, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare and OFNYPC Co-Chairs Winter Dawn Lipscombe and Kathleen Doxtator issued the following statement acknowledging yesterday’s Federal Cabinet shuffle and welcoming newly appointed Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree: “Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a significant Cabinet shuffle, with many Ministers set to take

2024-01-03T13:16:43-05:00July 27th, 2023|Categories: Communications|
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Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare Celebrates the Passing of AFN Resolution #44/23, “Protect First Nations Rights and Interests from Unfounded Métis Rights Assertions”

(Toronto, ON – July 25, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare has released the following statement regarding the passing of Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Resolution #33/23 during the AFN Annual General Assembly (AGA), held on July 11-13, 2023: “I am pleased to announce that, during the AGA, Chiefs-in-Assembly passed Resolution #44/23, titled ‘Protect First

2025-06-13T12:34:22-04:00July 25th, 2023|Categories: Communications, Justice|Tags: |
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Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare Voices Concern Over the Lack of Inclusion of First Nations Law Enforcement Under the New Community Safety and Policing Act

(Toronto, ON – July 20, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement regarding Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General’s decision to proceed towards finalizing their regulations under the new Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA) with the posting of draft regulations without including the enforcement of First Nations laws as a

2024-01-03T13:16:44-05:00July 20th, 2023|Categories: Communications|
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OFNYPC Celebrates the Appointment of Winter Dawn Lipscombe as AFN National Youth Council Co-Chair

(Toronto, ON – July 17, 2023) The Ontario First Nations Young Peoples Council (OFNYPC) has issued the following statement regarding the appointment of OFNYPC Co-Chair Winter Dawn Lipscombe as Co-Chair of the Assembly of First Nations National Youth Council (AFN-NYC): “We celebrate the appointment of Winter Dawn Lipscombe as Co-Chair of the Assembly of First

2024-01-03T13:16:44-05:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: Communications, Youth|
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Chiefs of Ontario Remain United in Protecting First Nations Rights from Bill C-53

(July 4, 2023 – Toronto, ON) The Chiefs of Ontario remain united in support of First Nations in the Ontario region and remain united in our efforts to protect First Nations rights from Bill C-53, a proposed federal law that would recognize alleged “communities” represented by the Métis Nation of Ontario (“MNO”) as holding section

2025-06-13T12:34:06-04:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: Communications, Justice|Tags: |
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OFNYPC Statement Regarding the Metis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Agreement

(June 16, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario) The Ontario First Nations Young Peoples Council (OFNYPC) stands with the Ontario Chiefs in our leadership’s rejection of the Metis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Agreement. “We recognize that First Nations in Ontario are the only holders of inherent and treaty rights in our territories. OFNYPC calls on Prime Minister

2024-01-03T13:16:46-05:00June 16th, 2023|Categories: Communications, Youth|
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Media Advisory – Ontario First Nation Leadership Opposition to Federal Legislation

(June 15, 2023 – Thunder Bay, Ontario) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare, First Nations Leadership and the Chiefs of Ontario will gather in Ottawa, Ontario on Monday, June 19, 2023, to oppose the passing of federal legislation related to the recently updated Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Agreement between the Metis Nation of Ontario and Canada

2024-01-03T13:16:46-05:00June 15th, 2023|Categories: Communications|
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Media Advisory: Chiefs of Ontario Host Annual Chiefs Assembly

(Thunder Bay, Ontario, June 13, 2023) — On June 13-15, 2023, the Chiefs of Ontario will host the Annual Chiefs Assembly (ACA) in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, which includes the Ojibwa of Fort William First Nation, signatory to the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850. First Nations leadership, citizens, and technicians

2024-01-03T13:16:46-05:00June 13th, 2023|Categories: Communications|
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