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CRE Explains: Canadian Budget 2021

In this issue of CRE Explains, we’re breaking down some of the Budget 2021 investments that will impact Indigenous youth and their communities the most.

Policy Forecast – Issue 04 (March 2021)

Highlights from this issue include: Implementing UNDRIP is under the microscope at the House of Commons, The COVID-19 vaccine campaign ramps up in Indigenous communities, new bill to hold the government accountable for environmental racism.

Policy Forecast – Issue 03 (Feb. 2021)

CRE’s Policy Forecast is a monthly roundup of what’s happening in policy - whether that’s at the grassroots or parliamentary level - and how it could impact you, your community, your politics, and your activism.

Congrats Policy School Grads!

Congratulations to the 2020 cohort of Indigenous Youth Policy School Grads! We are proud of your accomplishments, your effort and…

Policy Forecast: Policy News and Content for Indigenous Youth

At CRE, we are always looking for ways to empower Indigenous youth with the tools they need to inform and unsettle the policies and processes that impact them. Every month, you can come here to learn more about what’s happening in policy - whether that’s at the grassroots or parliamentary level - and how it impacts you, your community, your politics, and your activism.

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The Implementation of UNDRIP in Canada: An Indigenous Youth Perspective

The most direct, efficient, and effective way to decolonize the implementation of UNDRIP and ensure Indigenous communities are invested in its success as a reconciliation framework is to empower those communities to lead the process at every stage, including in interpreting the document itself.

CRE Explains: UNDRIP

UNDRIP at a Glance The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the United…

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Peremptory Challenges

Written by: Jillian Collins What Is It? On October 7, 2020, the highest court in Canada confirmed in  R. v.…