Idling in the Fast Lane of a Unique Winter
Comments on the Idle No More movement started by four Saskatchewan women to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper's omnibus bills.
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Comments on the Idle No More movement started by four Saskatchewan women to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper's omnibus bills.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Rural Planning and Development Major Research Paper (M.Sc.)--The University of Guelph, 2013.
Looks at impacts of Bill C-31 including population, demography, membership, demand for programs and services, and key social and political changes. Chapter four from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Argues that escalating mandatory sentences for serious firearm offences, increasing penalties for impaired driving, and reverse onus for bail when accused of serious offences and having someone declared a dangerous offender will have the effect of increasing incarceration rates. Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference.
Discusses how legislation such as the Indian Act, with its arbitrary rules about who is considered to be an "Indian", has impacted relationships and identity in Aboriginal communities. Chapter seven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.