OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is consciously discriminating against 163,000 children in its delivery of child welfare services on reserves, First Nations advocate Cindy Blackstock said Thursday as a human rights tribunal issued a second compliance order on the issue. “It is saying, really, in its actions that the government of Canada is above the law and sadly, that First Nations children are below the law,” Blackstock said. Article Continued BelowLast winter, the rights body ruled that Canada discriminated against First Nations kids in the delivery of services. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to personally address the reserve child welfare issue, NDP indigenous affairs critic Charlie Angus said Thursday, noting he fears the dispute could lag on for years. “This prime minister is the minister of youth — if he was serious about it, he would act,” Angus said.

Source: thestar September 16, 2016 00:11 UTC