Brett Forester is a reporter with CBC Indigenous in Ottawa. A member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, he focuses on themes of security and law enforcement, covering topics such as lawsuits in both the United States and Canada. Brett's work has been featured in CBC and Radio Canada International.
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Brett Forester's coverage focuses significantly on Indigenous rights, particularly within Canada. His interest in government announcements and legal policy regulation suggests that he would be interested in pitches related to significant legislative changes or updates regarding Indigenous rights and government policies affecting these communities.
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By: Brett Forester
The Canadian government has lost in court a second time to a First Nations grandmother fighting to fix extensive mould at her home on Oneida Nation of the Thames, near London, Ont. The decision is the first time the Federal Court of Appeal has considered the legal issues surrounding Jordan's Principle.
From the ongoing legal battle over Indigenous children's rights to the controversy over the new Liberal government's major projects law or the landmark Cowichan decision in British Columbia, 2025 was a year of both familiar situations and major shifts in the world of Indigenous politics.
By: Brett Forester
The federal government has drastically cut funding for First Nations kids in Ontario seeking educational support under Jordan's Principle, a tribunal hearing revealed this week. The money decreased from $122.1 million to just $1.2 million over the same time periods in 2024 versus 2025.
A CBC Indigenous investigation has found the Cold War-era RCMP Security Service had a widespread and intrusive surveillance operation targeting at least 30 legitimate Indigenous political organizations and hundreds of Indigenous people.
By: Brett Forester, Olivia Stefanovich
The RCMP commissioner says he expresses sincere regret for an extensive spying program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people following a CBC Indigenous investigation.
By: Marnie Luke, Brett Forester
Dene leaders believe the RCMP Security Service in the 1970s broke into their office in Yellowknife, bugged it, stole and leaked material while aiming to discredit them via Operation Checkmate, a national disruption program.
A declassified copy of the RCMP Security Service's dossier on the precursor to the Assembly of First Nations reveals the use of spies, infiltration and physical and electronic surveillance targeting one of the most widely respected First Nations political leaders in modern history — George Manuel.
By: Brett Forester
The head of the Assembly of First Nations is rejecting the RCMP's recent statement of regret for a secret surveillance program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people. Such statements are "not a sufficient response," Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says in a letter to the prime minister.
By: Brett Forester
Amnesty International is concerned Canada is backsliding on Indigenous rights under Prime Minister Mark Carney. The organization warns in its annual global human rights report that new laws passed last year to fast-track major projects have threatened Indigenous peoples' right to self-determination.
By: Brett Forester
The RCMP Security Service spied on Inuit leaders like John Amagoalik as they developed their Nunavut proposal in the 1970s, newly declassified papers show. Between 1972 and 1980, Mounties compiled a three-volume intelligence dossier on the national Inuit organization under the "Native extremism" program.
