Ottawa ordered to release Kamloops residential school records after breaching access law

Ottawa has been ordered to begin disclosing long-withheld records tied to the Kamloops residential school grave claims after the federal Crown-Indigenous Relations department was found to have violated access-to-information law by stonewalling requests for more than a year. Read More.. 

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Sir John A. Macdonald statue to be uncovered at Queen’s Park, sparking new tensions with First Nations

The wooden structure that has hidden a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald on the Ontario Legislature’s front lawn for five years is set to be removed this summer, reigniting debate about the first prime minister’s tainted legacy as the province faces new tensions with First Nations. The decision, pushed by Progressive Conservative and Liberal members […]

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Indian residential school national monument to be located on Parliament Hill | APTN News

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 81 is one more step closer to being fulfilled with the announcement of an Indian residential school national monument that will one day be located on Parliament Hill…

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PATRICIA BAKER: Refuting ‘reality’ of Residential Schools a ‘far-reaching’ denial

Murray Sinclair, a lifelong Anishinaabe visionary and a member of the Peguis First Nation, near Winnipeg, Man., has died at the age of 73. The former senator who led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has left a legacy of hope and justice for his people and perhaps some unexpected but nonetheless valuable enlightenment for non-Indigenous […]

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