Nation to Nation Podcast
1) What will the post-reconciliation era bring in the 2026 news year?
As Nation to Nation looks ahead to 2026, flashpoints are forming in Indigenous–Crown politics. Long‑delayed drinking water legislation is back on the agenda, raising questions about whether promised F...Show More
2) Post-reconciliation, pre-reckoning: A year in Indigenous–federal relations
On this episode of Nation to Nation, three journalists who've spent the year covering Indigenous–federal politics sat down for a blunt look at where things stand. The verdict? Canada may have entered ...Show More
Post-reconciliation, pre-reckoning: A year in Indigenous–federal relations
24:56 | Dec 19th, 2025
3) Two child welfare plans head to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Two separate processes, now in motion to try to end long-standing discrimination in the federal on-reserve child-welfare system, will take important steps this month. Chiefs in Ontario are seeking app...Show More
4) Prime minister faces applause, skepticism at AFN special chiefs Assembly
The Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly opened this week with a blunt assessment from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who told delegates the federal government had fallen short o...Show More
5) Bill S-2 amendments to end discrimination face critical Senate vote Tuesday
Sweeping changes to Bill S-2 that would eliminate the second-generation cutoff from the Indian Act will face a crucial vote in the Senate on Tuesday. If the amendments are approved, they will mark a h...Show More
Bill S-2 amendments to end discrimination face critical Senate vote Tuesday
25:08 | Nov 28th, 2025
6) Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine
The Carney government's first budget passed with opposition support, but not everyone backed it. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout explains why she abstained. Plus, renewed plans for a gas pipeline in B.C. face ...Show More
7) Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine
Ottawa's big push on critical minerals and what it means for communities. Mark Carney calls mining Canada's way out of U.S. trade dependence. One chief in Ontario says he's being pressured to approve ...Show More
8) ISC minister says budget shows new direction in federal programs
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says the column of zeros under projections for years beyond 2026 in the federal budget doesn't mean cuts to the department but reflects a shift in "progra...Show More
9) Senator proposes major amendments to end second-generation cutoff
After hearing from more than 50 witnesses—many of them emotional, some even angry—the Senate Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples is preparing to go further than the government ever intended in re...Show More
10) Grand chief says Liberals must ‘act boldly’ and reintroduce clean water law
The head of the Chiefs of Ontario says the Liberal government needs to live up to its promise to reintroduce legislation that will make clean water in First Nations communities law. That's on Nation t...Show More
Grand chief says Liberals must ‘act boldly’ and reintroduce clean water law
25:20 | Oct 23rd, 2025