The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the federal minister of Fisheries and Oceans to express support for the government’s decision to recommend a full-fledged public inquiry into the Kemano Completion Project in Northwest B.C.
The Social Affairs Committee and the Pastoral Committee for Indians and Inuit of the Assembly of Bishops of Quebec issued a pastoral letter entitled “The First Nations in Quebec”, inviting non-Natives to better recognize Aboriginal people’s rights.
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, joining with Northern Native Peoples and environmental organizations in urging government to reject the application of Gulf Oil and subsequent proposals for industrial development of the North Slope of the Yukon.
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, expressing concern about reports that government was refusing to honour its agreement-in-principle with the Committee for Original Peoples Entitlement (COPE) that had been signed in October 1978.
Roman Catholic Bishops of Northern dioceses wrote to the Prime Minister to express concern about the decision of the First Ministers to eliminate Part II (section 34) of the Constitution package calling for the recognition and affirmation of the Aboriginal and treaty rights of Native Peoples in the Constitution.
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Minister of Health and Welfare, expressing concern about reports that the federal and Quebec governments had failed to implement major portions of the James Bay agreement.
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, expressing appreciation of the government’s decision to delay construction of the Norman Wells Pipeline and to suspend work on Petro Canada leases in the Mackenzie Valley for two years as requested by Dene and Metis […]
CCCB President Joseph N. MacNeil, Archbishop of Edmonton, wrote to Bishops in support of ensuring that the Native people of the North would benefit from development, expressing concern about the potential impact of Bill C-48, Oil and Gas legislation.
President Joseph N. MacNeil, Archbishop of Edmonton, wrote to the Hon. John Munro, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, in support of the Inuit Tapirisat resolution regarding a proposed Inuit Broadcasting System.
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the federal government about recent proposals for oil and gas legislation (Bill C-48), asserting that the legislation would pose a serious threat to Aboriginal Peoples of the North and other permanent residents of the territories.