Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
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About Matteo Cimellaro
Matteo Cimellaro is a Cree/settler writer and journalist who currently covers urban Indigenous communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
Honours & Awards
Finalist for the JHR / CAJ Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award for 2022 and 2023
Digital Publishing Awards' Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change 2024 nominee
Winner of the 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards Justice category
Researchers urge CRA to file taxes for vulnerable groups to avoid benefit disruption
The Canada Revenue Agency has already shown it can file simple income tax returns for clients, essential for vulnerable populations like low-income Indigenous people to access benefits and credits.
New nuclear tech not the answer to Canada’s climate woes, MPs say
Next-generation nuclear technology “has no part in fighting the climate emergency,” Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said Tuesday as a handful of MPs joined anti-nuclear activists to voice concern about the federal government’s intention to expand nuclear power.
CRA must tackle trust issues, discrimination against Indigenous clients, report says
Limited trust in the federal agency has also led to many Indigenous Peoples having “a reluctance to interact, or being stressed when dealing with CRA and putting it off as a result,” the CRA report found.
PSAC workers dig in, demanding raises to match inflation, cost-of-living crisis
Workers were fired up and eager to strike Wednesday after the federal government failed to reach an agreement with the country's largest federal public service union.
Indigenous youth groups are ‘lifelines’ in their communities and Ottawa is failing to support them
The report, titled A Labour of Love: The Unpaid and Exploited Labour of Grassroots and Community-Based Indigenous Youth Groups, calls out Ottawa for not valuing the work of young Indigenous organizers.
Here’s what you need to know about the contentious natural resources law behind the fight
Ottawa and some western provinces are feuding over recent comments made by Justice Minister David Lametti. Here's all you need to know about the Natural Resources Transfer Act and why it matters.
Upcoming CRA report to gauge how agency can better support Indigenous Peoples during tax season
An access-to-information request filed by Canada's National Observer reveals that the CRA needs to do more to help engage Indigenous Peoples during tax season so they can access eligible benefits and credits.
The Doctrine of Discovery has been rescinded by the Vatican. What happens next?
Two weeks ago, the Vatican released a statement denouncing the “Doctrine of Discovery,” a series of documents that Canadian governments have used to justify colonization for centuries. Now what happens?
What will happen to culture and heritage if climate change ruins the land?
Gwich'in culture “is going to need to adapt, it's going to need to change but I think the most important thing is that we don't lose the heart of it, we don't lose identity,” filmmaker Arlyn Charlie says.
Feds announce collaborative modern treaty policy
The implementation policy will streamline modern treaties, create government oversight and train a "muscle memory" in Ottawa's bureaucracy when dealing with Indigenous self-government.