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As Canada’s new First Nations water bill is tabled, lawyer decries ‘legal gymnastics’

June 19, 2026October 7, 2026amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Investigative Journalism Bureau

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty called it a “historic day” when she tabled long-awaited legislation meant to safeguard drinking water for First Nations, many of whom are left without water to drink, wash, cook or fight fires.

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What’s at stake in Canadian transparency tussles

March 19, 2026April 4, 2026amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Investigative Journalism Bureau

One of the best ways to lose friends at a party is to bring up freedom-of-information legislation. 

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Despite Trudeau promises, more Indigenous people being jailed in Canada

March 8, 2025amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated Indigenous people, Marvin Starblanket’s life is still governed by Correctional Service Canada rules.

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Canada prisons fail to follow solitary confinement rules, report finds

October 4, 2024October 13, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

The special units replacing solitary confinement in Canada’s prisons disproportionately house Black and Indigenous inmates and those with mental illness, and most inmates are not getting the required minimum four hours outside their cell, a report found.

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