Brett Forester

Reporter

Brett Forester is a reporter with CBC Indigenous in Ottawa. He is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation in southern Ontario who previously worked as a journalist with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.

Latest from Brett Forester

NDP questions Carney over First Nation's $100M lawsuit against Brookfield subsidiary

Federal New Democrats are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney over a First Nation in Ontario’s $100-million lawsuit against a second-tier subsidiary of his former firm, Brookfield Asset Management.

Arguments close in Métis National Council's 9-week trial against former leaders

Lawyers concluded oral arguments this week in Toronto as a sprawling, nine-week civil trial launched by the Métis National Council against former leaders, consultants and the Manitoba Métis Federation winds down.

Cree community forced to pause suicide-prevention program due to Jordan's Principle changes

Recent directives from Indigenous Services Canada are forcing a health organization to pause a youth suicide-prevention initiative in Kashechewan First Nation. The disruption will increase the risk of suicide in the community, a pediatrician says.

What one family's 'nightmare' says about the chaos at Jordan's Principle

For eight year-old Ethan Maracle, Jordan’s Principle is more than a program, his parents believe it’s his only shot at a true education. But with a massive backlog in the First Nations children's initiative and new restrictions rolling out, his family speaks out about an opportunity he may soon lose.

Children, families harmed by on-reserve child welfare system can now apply for compensation

First Nations people who were harmed by Canada’s underfunding of child welfare services on reserves and in Yukon can now apply for individual compensation payments, as the claims process officially opens on in a multibillion-dollar class-action settlement.

Ontario First Nations approve $8.5B regional deal on child and family services reform

First Nations chiefs in Ontario have overwhelmingly approved a carve-out agreement on child and family services reform, after the Assembly of First Nations rejected a $47.8-billion national offer last fall.

Canada won't meet with new commission on First Nations child welfare reform, chair says

Canada refuses to meet with a new First Nations commission established to renegotiate a landmark, but rejected, multibillion-dollar agreement on child and family services reform, according to chairperson Chief Pauline Frost.

RCMP caused 'serious interference' with press freedom in 2020 Wet'suwet'en raid, review body finds

The RCMP unreasonably blocked media access and arbitrarily detained a Gitxsan reporter five years ago in a raid on Wet’suwet’en-led blockades in northern British Columbia, the force’s review body says in a new report.

Algonquin community wins part of court challenge over nuclear waste dump near Ottawa River

An Algonquin First Nation in Quebec is declaring victory after a federal judge upheld part of its court challenge to a proposed radioactive waste dump to be built about a kilometre away from the Ottawa River.

New Métis National Council president admits it could see funding cut, eyes 'unfinished business'

The Métis National Council could see funding cuts as it grapples with the rapid withdrawal of two provincial members, the organization’s new president says. In a wide-ranging interview, Victoria Pruden lays out her vision for the embattled organization's future.