by Shane Birley | Jun 30, 2020
The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous peoples to right the wrongs of our past and pave the way for a new relationship based on rights, respect, cooperation, and partnership. In that spirit, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,... by Shane Birley | Jun 2, 2020
The presence of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has led the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to close certain grid areas to fishing for the season.The effort is intended to protect the highly endangered right whales, which have... by Shane Birley | May 22, 2020
Atlantic Indigenous businesses and communities are not immune from the economic dislocation sweeping across the region and nation due to COVID-19. The federal government has announced specific Indigenous funding as part of a broader package of support measures to... by Shane Birley | May 20, 2020
Atlantic Indigenous businesses and communities are not immune from the economic dislocation sweeping across the region and nation due to COVID-19. The federal government has announced specific Indigenous funding as part of a broader package of support measures to... by Shane Birley | May 8, 2020
A First Nations financial organization in the Atlantic region is voicing concern over the exclusion of band-owned, non-taxable businesses in federal financial relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.In April, the federal government announced $306.8 million in...