Decades after my grandmother’s residential school abuse, I wear my ribbon skirt with pride
I needed to feel my mother’s presence after possible gravesites were found at her residential school
Alberta government will require annual ‘free speech reporting’ from post-secondary schools

Ontario won’t support making Truth and Reconciliation Day a holiday for now: minister

94 Calls To Action, Commemoration, Every Child Matters, Government Statements

Premier Doug Ford’s government will not support a New Democrat’s bill to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday in the province, the Indigenous affairs minister said Thursday. But Greg Rickford left some wiggle room to declare the day a holiday in the future. “We are not prepared to support a holiday […]

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Residential school denialism is hate

Denialism, Government Statements, Residential School

Having represented Winnipeg Centre in Parliament since 2019, an issue I constantly encounter is the alarming rise of hate and misinformation that Canada has seen in recent years. It doesn’t take an expert to see this: for many people, including Black, Indigenous and other people of colour, and members of the 2SLGBTQ2S+ community, hate is […]

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Experiences of girls at Good Shepherd Homes similar to residential schools, say survivors

Every Child Matters, IRS Legacy Issues

Indigenous children at Catholic-run Good Shepherd Homes had experiences similar to children at residential schools and the homes need further investigation for potential missing children, according to the final report of the Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites Associated with Indian Residential Schools. It was common practice to transfer girls who were deemed “troubled” or […]

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