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Who’s doing what to advance reconciliation? And who isn’t? Status updates May 13, 2022
Read the one line descriptions below and feel the pulse of reconciliation – currently weak and getting weaker.
Read the 44 “Current Problems” across 13 “Themes” in multiple jurisdictions across Canada: Federal, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Nfld and Lab., Nunavut, Ontario – including court cases that are national in scope and ask yourself: why are 37% of the 94 Calls to Action either “Stalled” or “Not Started”
That’s not exactly a strong testament to how reconciliation is advancing across the country.
Call to Action Status as of May 13, 2022
Not Started
Stalled
In Progress
Complete
15
20
48
11
16%
21.3%
51.0%
11.7%
Status Change
The following Call to Action has changed its status since the last update on Feb. 11, 2022
C2A
Description
Status Change
Why has the status changed?
70
National review of archival policies
From IN PROGRESS to COMPLETE
“Reconciliation Framework: The Response to the Report of the TRC Taskforce” released
The following represents a year-to-date statistical snapshot of stakeholder actions within various “Themes” that are either advancing reconciliation or creating roadblocks:
Section
2020
2021
Feb. 14, 2022
May 13, 2022
Current Reality
26
47
7
12
Current Problems
189
213
15
44
Legacy C2As
96
159
20
27
Reconciliation C2As
55
88
8
20
Government Commitments to Tr & Rec.
8
Total
366
507
50
111
Other Issues
–
–
–
8
Indigenous Success Stories
17
Notes:
Current Reality only includes the specific 94 Calls to Action
Current Problems includes all “Calls to Action” plus “Other Issues” and “Government Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation” sections
“Other Issues” represents Actions and Commitments by stakeholders in each of those “Theme” areas
What follows is a snapshot of what has been updated on the Indigenous Watchdog website since the last Status Update posted on Feb. 11, 2022. See the relevant Themes for full details.
Government Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation
Government Commitments
Government
Date
Description of Action or Commitment
Federal
Mar 3
Commitment to legislation to eliminate legacy of enfranchisement
Apr 7
Budget 2022 investments of $11B on reconciliation initiatives
Apr 21
Canada and ITK sign Inuit Nunangat Policy recognizing Inuit homeland
Federal, Manitoba
Apr 25
Donation and funding of HBC store in Winnipeg to Southern Chiefs organization
Federal, BC
May 11
22nd anniversary of Nisga’a Agreement, Canada’s first Modern Treaty
BC
Mar 11
Reconciliation Agreement with Sts’ailes First Nation
BC
Apr 21
Civil Litigation Directives uphold Indigenous Rights
Nunavut
Mar 25
Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Partnership Committee
Current Problems with Government Commitments
Government
Date
Description of Problem
Manitoba
Mar 4
Supreme Court won’t hear Métis appeal of MB government lawsuit
Apr 22
Auditor-General states MB fails to implement Path to Reconciliation Act
Québec
Apr 1
QC govt. reneges on commitments to eliminate systemic racism
Background Information
Government
Date
Description
Ontario
Apr 26
Chiefs of Ontario Election Priorities 2022
Current Problems across all Calls to Action
C2A Theme
Date
Description of Problem
Child Welfare
Feb 11
Québec Court of Appeal finds sections of Bill C-92 unconstitutional
Mar 17
AFN supports Indigenous challenge to Québec’s opposition to Bill C-92
Mar 17
Class Action lawsuit for using Birth Alerts to apprehend Indigenous children
Mar 29
Representative for Children and Youth finds child welfare funding in BC is discriminatory
Apr 4
CHRT: Univ. of Ott to conduct independent review of govt. FN Child Protection program
Apr 6
CHRT: AFN comments on reform of FN Child & Family Services Program
Apr 19
Systemic racism at Batshaw Youth and Family Centre in Montreal
Apr 29
Commission of Inquiry into treatment of Innu children in Nfld. And Lab. begins
May 6
All funding for at-risk Indigenous families awarded to non-Indigenous agency in AB
Education
Apr 27
Ryerson University changes name to Toronto Metropolitan University
Lang. & Culture
Mar 1
Anishinabeg artist refused entry to festival due to lack of French in his program
Apr 14
Nunavut Tungavit says that Nunavut Education Policy is an existential threat
Apr 25
Nunavut Govt. claims Inuit children have no rights to be taught in Inuktuk
Health
Feb 17
COVID issues on northern Ontario vs southern Ontario
Feb 23
“Remembering Keegan”: A B.C First Nation Case Study for Reflection
Apr 29
Update on search under Bill 79 in Québec to find information on 55 missing children
Justice
Feb 15
Concerns raised on “Broken Trust” process in Thunder Bay ignoring FN families
Feb 17
Canada uses AB statute of limitations at Supreme Court case with Blood Tribe
Mar 2
Investigation of Prince Albert Police Services over death of baby
Mar 7
Call for reinvestigation after discovery of additional 14 deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay
Mar 28
Supreme Court to decide if denial of conditional sentences for Indigenous people is systemic racism
Apr 6
VPD professional misconduct for arrest of FN grandfather and his 14 yr-old grand-daughter
Apr 28
RCMP Reconciliation Plan released in response to recommendations from Inuit Tapariit Kanatami
UNDRIP
May 3
Dept. of Justice states that UNDRIP is “Interpretive only” and under jurisdiction of Cdn. Law
National Centre
Mar 19
Missionary Oblates to open up Rome archives to National Centre
Church Apologies
Apr 1
Pope Francis offers “partial apology” to residential school survivors at Rome meeting
Missing Children
Feb 15
54 unmarked graves discovered at Keeseekoose FN in SK (St. Philips/Fort Kelly IRS)
