Ottawa, Ontario (May 30, 2024) — The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree, issued the following statement today on the Ministerial Special Representative’s report on the creation of Indigenous and Human Rights Ombudspersons: “I would like to sincerely thank the ever-diligent Jennifer Moore Rattray for her hard work in delivering this Call for Justice 1.7…

Ottawa, Ontario (June 1, 2024) — The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, and the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, issued the following statement today: “June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, an opportunity to…

Ottawa, Ontario — Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, along with federal cabinet ministers, will hold a media availability on the progress in addressing the Calls for Justice to end the national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people. Media representatives must be accredited…

June 3, 2024 — Ottawa, ON, Unceded Algonquin Traditional Territory — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people are 12 times more likely to go missing or be murdered in comparison to non-Indigenous women in Canada. We must work together urgently to make communities safer, to bring justice to…

Ottawa, ON — Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Chiefs of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation will sign an agreement to develop a dedicated Algonquin space within the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa. The media are invited to attend the signing at 119 Sparks Street at approximately 4:45 p.m.…