AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine answered questions sent in by the public as part CBC's "Canada Votes" online campaign coverage.
You can read the questions and the National Chief's answers on the CBC website here.
And don't forget to checkout the AFN's 2008 Election webpage chock full of information and other goodies!
9/24/08
Vote '08, Change Can't Wait!
The AFN's 2008 Federal Election webpage is up and running right here.
You can get all the news on the AFN's election activities, the AFN "platform", AFN letters and questionnaires sent to party leaders and much more.
Be sure to check back often as there will be lots more to come as the days and weeks unfold towards election day, October 14th. We'll post the responses by party leaders to the questionnaire once they're received, and we'll also post an analysis of the various party platforms for your information.
Here's a news story about the AFN's Vote '08, Change Can't Wait campaign.
Let us know what you think, and if you have any questions or if there's any federal election information you'd like to see posted let us know!
You can get all the news on the AFN's election activities, the AFN "platform", AFN letters and questionnaires sent to party leaders and much more.
Be sure to check back often as there will be lots more to come as the days and weeks unfold towards election day, October 14th. We'll post the responses by party leaders to the questionnaire once they're received, and we'll also post an analysis of the various party platforms for your information.
Here's a news story about the AFN's Vote '08, Change Can't Wait campaign.
Let us know what you think, and if you have any questions or if there's any federal election information you'd like to see posted let us know!
9/19/08
First Nations and the 2008 Federal Election: "We can actually influence the outcome...but only if we participate”
The federal election is well-underway and voters will be going to the polls on October 14.
Are you going to vote? Why, or why not? What are the key issues for you in this election?
The Assembly of First Nations will be launching a special Federal Election 2008 webpage on the AFN website. We'll post the link once it's ready to roll. It'll be chock-full of elections information including voting info, analysis of party platforms, a full list of Aboriginal candidates and lots of other goodies.
In the meantime, here's an article from today's Globe and Mail you may may want to checkout: Native issues casualties of Afghan spending, chief says
Are you going to vote? Why, or why not? What are the key issues for you in this election?
The Assembly of First Nations will be launching a special Federal Election 2008 webpage on the AFN website. We'll post the link once it's ready to roll. It'll be chock-full of elections information including voting info, analysis of party platforms, a full list of Aboriginal candidates and lots of other goodies.
In the meantime, here's an article from today's Globe and Mail you may may want to checkout: Native issues casualties of Afghan spending, chief says
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