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Harper grants ‘a couple of hours’ to national First Nations leadership
by Alicia McCutcheon OTTAWA—Union of Ontario Indians Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee said he is not deterred by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s “shenanigans”—cutting down his Tuesday meeting at the historical Crown-First Nations gathering to “a couple of hours”—and nor should the rest of the chiefs be. The chiefs learned Monday [...]
- Jan 25, 2012 Wikwemikong islands claim progressing
Crown-First Nations meeting born of crisis
It’s Monday afternoon, January 23 and the selection process is underway just now to determine which First Nations leaders presently convening in Ottawa will be delegated to meet Tuesday with Prime Minister Harper, Governor General Johnston and nearly a dozen senior cabinet ministers. It will be Wednesday, this newspaper’s publication [...]
Creation of film desecrates memory of dead, says writer
EDITOR’S NOTE-This letter was sent last week to Shirley Harasym of Sudbury following the January 18, 2012 issue of The Manitoulin Expositor and is a response to the Page 3 story, ‘Documentary to look at 1970 car crash.’ It was sent by Joyce White of Manitowaning, sister of Kathleen Harasym [...]
- Jan 18, 2012 Second class maintenance of highways led to crashes
JEFFREY DUFF CADDEL
In loving memory of Jeffrey Duff Caddel, 68 years, who passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Maison Vale Hospice. Beloved husband of Lynn Caddel (Beechinor) of Hanmer. Loving father of Christopher Caddel (wife Vanessa) of Sudbury and Carrie Ann Caddel (husband Paul Baelde) of Hanmer. Cherished grandfather [...]
- Jan 18, 2012 LAURENT (LARRY) WHISSELL
Manitoulin West Recorder News
First Nations overlooked as part of economy, Chief Pat Madahbee
The Recorder OTTAWA—Instead of boasting about Canada’s success in avoiding much of the impacts of the recent global economic downturn at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Stephen Harper should be sharing with them a ground-breaking Canadian plan to stimulate its economy with initiatives that create [...]
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