Memorandum of Understanding Signed on Metis Land
The Liberal government could soon present a potential settlement expected to reach billions of dollars to Manitoba's Metis people.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett has signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending a century-old land dispute.
The disagreement dates back to a promise made by Sir John A. MacDonald, who pledged to distribute more than five-thousand square kilometres of land to the Metis.
The milestone comes nearly three years after the Supreme Court ruled that the government failed to appropriately carry out that promise.
Winnipeg Cap Driver Charged with Sexual Assault
A 55-year-old Winnipeg cab driver has been charged with sexual assault and attempting to obstruct justice in an alleged attack on a 22-year-old transgender man.
The Winnipeg Taxi Alliance says the accused, Mohinder Sarkaria, has been suspended as a driver and will not be allowed to drive again unless he is cleared of all charges.
The complainant says members of the LGBT community are vulnerable to such attacks and urges them to be cautious in taking taxis.
He says if there is an attack, the best thing to do is come forward and say something to make sure justice is served.
Federal Liberal Convention to Wrap Up in Winnipeg
The federal Liberal convention wraps up in Winnipeg today with keynote addresses from Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Wynne is also expected to meet this morning with new Conservative Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister.
There will be sessions on women and politics; an Indigenous People's Commission breakfast; and meetings involving Atlantic premiers and Canada's mayors.
There will also be sessions on political organizing in remote and rural communities and a look at how to protect the environment while growing the economy.
Federal Conservatives to Vote on Party's Policies
Conservatives at the federal party's convention in Vancouver will vote on a number of policy updates today, the most contentious of which deals with same sex marriage.
An existing section of party policy encourages "defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.''
But a motion to reconsider that section was one of 30 updates or changes that made it through a series of emotional debates yesterday.
Others include adding to a section on firearms, supporting the Energy East pipeline project and calling for a national referendum on electoral reform.
