The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promises to Indigenous people
Advocacy from Indigenous Peoples has been relentless, yet this government continues to make Indigenous issues an afterthought.
What does meaningful recognition look like?
It is important to imagine reconciliation as a verb, a process toward something as well as a pathway out of something—the colonial state and its violence.
The possible shape of economic reconciliation
In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.
Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul
There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.
Truth and Reconciliation is not a single outcome, but a generations-long journey
It’s possible, but Truth and Reconciliation should be transformative and not aim to restore a harmonious past that has never existed.
The art of reconciliation
As long as we are moving forward, we can build a better, safer, more inclusive society, respectful of our diversity and our richness.
Fifty years apart, Trudeau governments prefer tobacco harm reduction to protective laws
It took almost two decades before the tobacco control mistakes of the 1970s were remedied by the Mulroney government in 1988. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait that long for flavoured e-cigarettes to be removed from the market.
Innovation sector could fall behind without Liberal follow-through on open banking, say advocates
Canadians are still waiting for an open banking system, which the Liberal government pledged would happen in early 2023.
We need a different approach to tackle the cost of living crisis
When we look at broader household indicators beyond income, like social capital and financial stress, a very different picture emerges of who experiences financial vulnerability in Canada.
Why we won’t have a recession
Employment is strong and all the major components of GDP except investment are increasing.
