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Reforming First Nation Child and Family Services: A Critical Review of the Final Agreement

12 Sep 2024

Importantly, the agreement and thanked the “Government for coming to the table promises that Canada “shall not decrease the total funding with us to x this discriminatory system to ensure these commitment” during the initial ve-year period. [...] But there are questions resolution process, which includes the establishment of a here about the self-determination pretensions in the Tribunal to handle disputes that arise from parties to the agreement — if Canada believes that a self-government agreement or claimants (First Nations Child and Family framework drives the agreement, as they have said — Services agencies). [...] In cases where Canada is found to the reforms, one at the midpoint and one at the end of be failing in the implementation of the agreement, the the ten years. [...] outlined in the agreement even include “recognition of Indigenous legal traditions and principles.” is is the Conclusion: Avoiding the Future Fight philosophy that guided the First Nations, Inuit and Métis e ght to end discrimination against Indigenous Children, Youth and Families legislation and one that children has been long. [...] is review is packaged in recommendations no surprise, then, that the agreement is lacking in the to the dispute adjudicator.
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