Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government is fighting the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s ruling that Ottawa compensate First Nations children taken from their families under the On-Reserve […]
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COP 22: Canadian Indigenous People Want a Voice
A young Inuit woman addressed the assembly at the UN Conference on Climate Change on Canada’s behalf this past Wednesday in Marrakesh. Maatalii Okalik, president […]
Canada’s Largest Indigenous Police Service Recommends its Own Disbanding
The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) took a startling position during the inquest into the suicide of Lena Anderson in the back of one of […]
The NDP’s Renaissance: Democracy and Renewal Within the NDP
For many true dippers, through and through New Democrats, the last Canadian Federal Election was an excruciating ordeal. What looked like a historic run towards […]
First Nations sidelined for environmental degredation: Van Waarden cont.
For over eight weeks, photographer Robert Van Waarden travelled from Hardisty Alberta to Saint-John New Brunswick in order to talk with and photograph residents living along the projected […]
“Celebrating” Canada day
I’ve never been overtly nationalist, and I’ve never really felt the need to engage in a public display of affection for my country of birth: […]
Skills for Solidarity: Building bridges between nations
Creating sustained and respected dialogue between Indigenous communities and settler society has long been a struggle in decolonization movements. Most recently, the approval of the […]
Residential Schools: Time is running out for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Last week, people in several cities around the country held peaceful demonstrations demanding that the government disclose everything that it knows about the crimes of […]