• Search begins for Canadian team to restore uninhabitable 24 Sussex Drive

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-08-31 23:39:11.0
  Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Governance, Indigenous]

  The federal government has officially launched the first stage of a procurement process—a Request for Qualification (RFQ) posted on August 21—to select seven finalists for a national design and construction competition to restore the uninhabitable official residence at 24 Sussex Drive. The winning design and construction team, to be awarded by the fall of 2027, must incorporate Canadian materials and innovations, meet accessibility and heritage standards, and ensure that Indigenous people and businesses execute at least five per cent of the contract's total value. The Rideau Hall Foundation is leading a fundraising campaign for the project, which has raised more than $735,000 toward a $50 million fundraising goal, while the construction budget will be established in the subsequent Request for Proposal in the winter of 2027.

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• Chief in Łutselk'e, N.W.T., says community should consider banishing bootleggers

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-08-29 13:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Indigenous, Justice, Public Safety, Governance]

  Chief James Marlowe of the Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation in the Northwest Territories is proposing a community banishment law to counter a rise in illegal bootlegging and alcohol-related harms affecting the dry community. The proposed law, which requires approval by First Nation members at a scheduled meeting on September 29, aims to remove non-compliant members or outside bootleggers for one to two years. Legal experts note that while trespass laws can apply to non-members, banishing First Nation members requires strict adherence to internal rules and the Indian Act or modern treaties to withstand court challenges.

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