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Toronto city council may have quashed a deal to dump 20 years' worth of its garbage in a pristine northern lake, but not everyone is persuaded the controversial plan won't be resurrected.

In October, contract negotiations broke down between the city and

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Toronto city council may have quashed a deal to dump 20 years' worth of its garbage in a pristine northern lake, but not everyone is persuaded the controversial plan won't be resurrected.

In October, contract negotiations broke down between the city and

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A new study released by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation reports that hidden discrimination and "polite racism" prevent First Nations people from gaining equal access to jobs.

The study, Unequal Access: A Canadian Profile of Racial Differences in Education, Employment and Income written by Jean Lock Kunz, Anne Milan, and Sylvia Schetagne from the Canadian Council on Social Development, is based on recent statistics and focus group discussions with visible minorities and Aboriginal peoples across Canada.

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A new study released by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation reports that hidden discrimination and "polite racism" prevent First Nations people from gaining equal access to jobs.

The study, Unequal Access: A Canadian Profile of Racial Differences in Education, Employment and Income written by Jean Lock Kunz, Anne Milan, and Sylvia Schetagne from the Canadian Council on Social Development, is based on recent statistics and focus group discussions with visible minorities and Aboriginal peoples across Canada.

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An Ontario lawyer that specializes in land claims said the federal strategy of forcing First Nations to deal with claims on a case-by-case basis, has been contradicted by the Supreme Court of Canada's Musqueam decision.

"There's a double standard there that nobody picked up on," Paul Williams told Windspeaker on Jan. 19.

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An Ontario lawyer that specializes in land claims said the federal strategy of forcing First Nations to deal with claims on a case-by-case basis, has been contradicted by the Supreme Court of Canada's Musqueam decision.

"There's a double standard there that nobody picked up on," Paul Williams told Windspeaker on Jan. 19.

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The northern Manitoba Norway House Cree Nation council passed a band council resolution adopting a no-tolerance attitude towards illegal drug and alcohol use on their territory, but the Federal Court shot them down the first time the council tried to enforce it.

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The northern Manitoba Norway House Cree Nation council passed a band council resolution adopting a no-tolerance attitude towards illegal drug and alcohol use on their territory, but the Federal Court shot them down the first time the council tried to enforce it.

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She doesn't see her job as window dressing.

As one of two Aboriginal liaisons in Lloydminster's Catholic school system, Teresa Rowland's primary job is to create a buffer zone, a safe place for Cree and Metis students in the cultural minefield of a white, urban society.

It is a job in which a little empathy goes a long way.

"The Cree and Metis families see me primarily as a comfort zone, someone who will listen, translate and most important, who won't get it wrong," said Rowland.

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She doesn't see her job as window dressing.

As one of two Aboriginal liaisons in Lloydminster's Catholic school system, Teresa Rowland's primary job is to create a buffer zone, a safe place for Cree and Metis students in the cultural minefield of a white, urban society.

It is a job in which a little empathy goes a long way.

"The Cree and Metis families see me primarily as a comfort zone, someone who will listen, translate and most important, who won't get it wrong," said Rowland.