CBC News
Ontario's new aboriginal affairs minister says he's going to go to Caledonia.
Michael Bryant says the land claims dispute in the small Ontario town is an immediate concern.
"I'm going to go down. Obviously today [Tuesday] is Day 1, but I've spoken with federal minister Chuck Strahl today, who has been the minister since August. We agreed that we wanted to pursue any and all opportunities to fulfill our respective governments' obligations," he said.
Six Nations protesters claim a 40-acre housing development site in the town is part of a tract of land granted to them more than 200 years ago and was wrongly taken from them.
The dispute has been ongoing since February 2006.
Bryant told reporters after being sworn in to his new cabinet post on Tuesday, that he's also committed to making improvements in the lives of Ontario's native people: things like infant mortality, the suicide rate and issues surrounding education and health.
Bryant also pointed out that the last thing he did as attorney general was to receive the report of the Ipperwash Inquiry. Now that he's aboriginal affairs minister he says he's going to implement its recommendations.