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Canada's aboriginal people should write their members of parliament to support a Bill to preserve native languages, said George Erasmus, the grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

The bill is to establish the Aboriginal Languages Foundation.

Introduced in November by Ethel Blondin, the Western Arctic MP, Bill C-269 outlines the powers of the foundation in getting operating funds and how the money will be used including sponsoring conferences and meetings as well as any other activity to promote use of indigenous languages.

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Canada's aboriginal people should write their members of parliament to support a Bill to preserve native languages, said George Erasmus, the grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

The bill is to establish the Aboriginal Languages Foundation.

Introduced in November by Ethel Blondin, the Western Arctic MP, Bill C-269 outlines the powers of the foundation in getting operating funds and how the money will be used including sponsoring conferences and meetings as well as any other activity to promote use of indigenous languages.

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Canada's aboriginal people should write their members of parliament to support a Bill to preserve native languages, said George Erasmus, the grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

The bill is to establish the Aboriginal Languages Foundation.

Introduced in November by Ethel Blondin, the Western Arctic MP, Bill C-269 outlines the powers of the foundation in getting operating funds and how the money will be used including sponsoring conferences and meetings as well as any other activity to promote use of indigenous languages.

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Stricter controls will clamp down on the pulp and paper industry according to a Wednesday announcement by Federal Environment Minister Lucien Bouchard.

The new regulations will be phased in over the next four years and should eliminate carcinogenic discharges of dioxins and furans from mills.

Bouchard said even though the industry took steps to reduce its pollution, they weren't enough.

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Stricter controls will clamp down on the pulp and paper industry according to a Wednesday announcement by Federal Environment Minister Lucien Bouchard.

The new regulations will be phased in over the next four years and should eliminate carcinogenic discharges of dioxins and furans from mills.

Bouchard said even though the industry took steps to reduce its pollution, they weren't enough.

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Stricter controls will clamp down on the pulp and paper industry according to a Wednesday announcement by Federal Environment Minister Lucien Bouchard.

The new regulations will be phased in over the next four years and should eliminate carcinogenic discharges of dioxins and furans from mills.

Bouchard said even though the industry took steps to reduce its pollution, they weren't enough.

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Stricter controls will clamp down on the pulp and paper industry according to a Wednesday announcement by Federal Environment Minister Lucien Bouchard.

The new regulations will be phased in over the next four years and should eliminate carcinogenic discharges of dioxins and furans from mills.

Bouchard said even though the industry took steps to reduce its pollution, they weren't enough.

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The findings of the Manitoba aboriginal justice inquiry may be produced on video to make them more accessible to the province's aboriginal population.

The idea is to distribute the findings to a large audience, according to an inquiry official.

Several Native organizations have favored the idea though Phil Fontaine, the head of the Manitoba Assembly of Chiefs, wasn't sure the video report was the best way to release the findings.

The report is due this spring.

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The findings of the Manitoba aboriginal justice inquiry may be produced on video to make them more accessible to the province's aboriginal population.

The idea is to distribute the findings to a large audience, according to an inquiry official.

Several Native organizations have favored the idea though Phil Fontaine, the head of the Manitoba Assembly of Chiefs, wasn't sure the video report was the best way to release the findings.

The report is due this spring.

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The findings of the Manitoba aboriginal justice inquiry may be produced on video to make them more accessible to the province's aboriginal population.

The idea is to distribute the findings to a large audience, according to an inquiry official.

Several Native organizations have favored the idea though Phil Fontaine, the head of the Manitoba Assembly of Chiefs, wasn't sure the video report was the best way to release the findings.

The report is due this spring.