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Rose LeMay is Tlingit from the West Coast and the CEO of the Indigenous Reconciliation Group. She writes twice a month about Indigenous inclusion and reconciliation. In Tlingit worldview, the stories are the knowledge system, sometimes told through myth and sometimes contradicting the myths told by others. But always with at least some truth.

Poilievre praises a president who threatens democracies—including ours—on a daily basis

  • Every time a communication like this comes from our political right, it will be perceived as feeding the Donald Trump machine. It is taking
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 12, 2026
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent X post complimenting the U.S.' seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro added, "Down with socialism." This statement comes from a Canadian politician who makes approximately $300,000 per year, has a guaranteed pension, publicly funded health care, and lives in free housing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre praises a president who threatens democracies—including ours—on a daily basis

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 12, 2026
  • Every time a communication like this comes from our political right, it will be perceived as feeding the Donald Trump machine. It is taking

Poilievre praises a president who threatens democracies—including ours—on a daily basis

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 12, 2026
  • Every time a communication like this comes from our political right, it will be perceived as feeding the Donald Trump machine. It is taking
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent X post complimenting the U.S.' seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro added, "Down with socialism." This statement comes from a Canadian politician who makes approximately $300,000 per year, has a guaranteed pension, publicly funded health care, and lives in free housing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A decade of delays on Indigenous rights

  • Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 22, 2025
Survivor Keith Cheifmoon speaks at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. How about we fundamentally increase the speed of reconciliation? Prioritize it as a strategic goal for 10 years with funding and intent to close the gap in 75 per cent of the inequities facing Indigenous Peoples?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A decade of delays on Indigenous rights

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 22, 2025
  • Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as

A decade of delays on Indigenous rights

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 22, 2025
  • Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as
Survivor Keith Cheifmoon speaks at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. How about we fundamentally increase the speed of reconciliation? Prioritize it as a strategic goal for 10 years with funding and intent to close the gap in 75 per cent of the inequities facing Indigenous Peoples?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Democracy, like a Christmas gift, is best unwrapped

  • The Prime Minister’s Office is taking a decidedly corporate approach. Then it should make sure that the essential piece of corporate governance is included
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to work on being more transparent with Canada's board of directors: its voters, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Democracy, like a Christmas gift, is best unwrapped

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 15, 2025
  • The Prime Minister’s Office is taking a decidedly corporate approach. Then it should make sure that the essential piece of corporate governance is included

Democracy, like a Christmas gift, is best unwrapped

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 15, 2025
  • The Prime Minister’s Office is taking a decidedly corporate approach. Then it should make sure that the essential piece of corporate governance is included
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to work on being more transparent with Canada's board of directors: its voters, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The responsibility to avoid fraud

  • The Thomas King books are already boxed up to go. I’m left with sadness and anger that pretendians continue to take space and voice
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 1, 2025
Being First Nation in this country is not the easiest thing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The responsibility to avoid fraud

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 1, 2025
  • The Thomas King books are already boxed up to go. I’m left with sadness and anger that pretendians continue to take space and voice

The responsibility to avoid fraud

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 1, 2025
  • The Thomas King books are already boxed up to go. I’m left with sadness and anger that pretendians continue to take space and voice
Being First Nation in this country is not the easiest thing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The one where the minister called the Senate racist

  • In looking to fast-track amendments to Bill S-2, Senators were upholding the rights of First Nations women, and there is nothing racist about that—period.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
Mandy Gull-Masty
Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. This government would be well advised to find some humility, and work with the strong allies in the Senate who advocate for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The one where the minister called the Senate racist

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
  • In looking to fast-track amendments to Bill S-2, Senators were upholding the rights of First Nations women, and there is nothing racist about that—period.

The one where the minister called the Senate racist

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
  • In looking to fast-track amendments to Bill S-2, Senators were upholding the rights of First Nations women, and there is nothing racist about that—period.
Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. This government would be well advised to find some humility, and work with the strong allies in the Senate who advocate for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A debt of gratitude for Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator

  • Five federally operated regional treatment centres are 'not fit for the purpose,' and Ivan Zinger argues the Correctional Service of Canada should not even be
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 17, 2025
Dr. Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator of Canada, holds up his last annual report on Nov. 12, 2025, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A debt of gratitude for Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 17, 2025
  • Five federally operated regional treatment centres are 'not fit for the purpose,' and Ivan Zinger argues the Correctional Service of Canada should not even be

A debt of gratitude for Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 17, 2025
  • Five federally operated regional treatment centres are 'not fit for the purpose,' and Ivan Zinger argues the Correctional Service of Canada should not even be
Dr. Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator of Canada, holds up his last annual report on Nov. 12, 2025, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Indigenous health is an expected outcome of reconciliation, we’re in trouble

  • The Non-Insured Health Benefits program covers less than provincial and territorial health care, even though the Canada Health Act stipulates that Canadians will have
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 3, 2025
Minister of Women Rechie Valdez, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with other Liberal MPs in Ottawa on Oct 29. If the Non-Insured Health Benefits program is such a good program, then MPs and senators should use it to cover their health care services, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Indigenous health is an expected outcome of reconciliation, we’re in trouble

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 3, 2025
  • The Non-Insured Health Benefits program covers less than provincial and territorial health care, even though the Canada Health Act stipulates that Canadians will have

If Indigenous health is an expected outcome of reconciliation, we’re in trouble

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 3, 2025
  • The Non-Insured Health Benefits program covers less than provincial and territorial health care, even though the Canada Health Act stipulates that Canadians will have
Minister of Women Rechie Valdez, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with other Liberal MPs in Ottawa on Oct 29. If the Non-Insured Health Benefits program is such a good program, then MPs and senators should use it to cover their health care services, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A note about protecting Indigenous Peoples in the 2025 budget

  • In the budget discussions, it might be worth remembering that reconciliation means fixing systems that are broken. This includes wildly huge administrative budgets.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 20, 2025
Rose LeMay writes that Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, should take care to ensure that any budget funding cuts to Indigenous Services Canada don't impact actual programming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A note about protecting Indigenous Peoples in the 2025 budget

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 20, 2025
  • In the budget discussions, it might be worth remembering that reconciliation means fixing systems that are broken. This includes wildly huge administrative budgets.

A note about protecting Indigenous Peoples in the 2025 budget

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 20, 2025
  • In the budget discussions, it might be worth remembering that reconciliation means fixing systems that are broken. This includes wildly huge administrative budgets.
Rose LeMay writes that Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, should take care to ensure that any budget funding cuts to Indigenous Services Canada don't impact actual programming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation is a value, not a policy

  • When reconciliation is a value as well as a necessity in order to uphold Canada’s place in the world, then it doesn't get bumped
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2025
Red Sky Performance dancers, pictured on Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. Values are not something that drop off the strategic list when times get tough. Values are the bedrock of the way we choose to be in the world, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation is a value, not a policy

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2025
  • When reconciliation is a value as well as a necessity in order to uphold Canada’s place in the world, then it doesn't get bumped

Reconciliation is a value, not a policy

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2025
  • When reconciliation is a value as well as a necessity in order to uphold Canada’s place in the world, then it doesn't get bumped
Red Sky Performance dancers, pictured on Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. Values are not something that drop off the strategic list when times get tough. Values are the bedrock of the way we choose to be in the world, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t pray in Quebec, but pray for Quebec

  • The premier in Quebec wants to outlaw prayer in public. It sounds like a Saturday Night Live sketch, but it isn’t. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 15, 2025
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The next federal government event in Gatineau that starts with an Inuk Elder lighting the kulik? Illegal, if the Legault has his way, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t pray in Quebec, but pray for Quebec

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 15, 2025
  • The premier in Quebec wants to outlaw prayer in public. It sounds like a Saturday Night Live sketch, but it isn’t. 

Don’t pray in Quebec, but pray for Quebec

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 15, 2025
  • The premier in Quebec wants to outlaw prayer in public. It sounds like a Saturday Night Live sketch, but it isn’t. 
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The next federal government event in Gatineau that starts with an Inuk Elder lighting the kulik? Illegal, if the Legault has his way, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to American Democrats and Canadian liberals about the MAGA movement

  • 'Maple MAGA' in Canada is a real thing, too. The movement that will break American democracy is also in our backyards.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 8, 2025
United States President Donald Trump. All that MAGA has shown itself to be is a group where anger is the primary motivator, and this rarely results in positive outcomes on its own, writes Rose LeMay. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr

A letter to American Democrats and Canadian liberals about the MAGA movement

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 8, 2025
  • 'Maple MAGA' in Canada is a real thing, too. The movement that will break American democracy is also in our backyards.

A letter to American Democrats and Canadian liberals about the MAGA movement

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 8, 2025
  • 'Maple MAGA' in Canada is a real thing, too. The movement that will break American democracy is also in our backyards.
United States President Donald Trump. All that MAGA has shown itself to be is a group where anger is the primary motivator, and this rarely results in positive outcomes on its own, writes Rose LeMay. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr

Air Canada mess is a lesson for government

  • The government’s goal of reducing spending across the board is too much like Air Canada cutting all of its flights overnight without due process.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 25, 2025
Rose LeMay writes that the federal government should heed lessons from Air Canada's choice to focus on less spending, thereby ignoring the needs of the end user. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Air Canada mess is a lesson for government

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 25, 2025
  • The government’s goal of reducing spending across the board is too much like Air Canada cutting all of its flights overnight without due process.

Air Canada mess is a lesson for government

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 25, 2025
  • The government’s goal of reducing spending across the board is too much like Air Canada cutting all of its flights overnight without due process.
Rose LeMay writes that the federal government should heed lessons from Air Canada's choice to focus on less spending, thereby ignoring the needs of the end user. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wildfires, climate change, and will we make it through?

  • The global economy and Canada’s part in it is worth some focus, for sure. But one has to wonder if climate change in this very
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 2, 2025
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew declared a state of emergency in the province last week because of fast-spreading and extreme wildfires in northern Manitoba. Thousands of First Nations people in northern Manitoba were evacuated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wildfires, climate change, and will we make it through?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 2, 2025
  • The global economy and Canada’s part in it is worth some focus, for sure. But one has to wonder if climate change in this very

Wildfires, climate change, and will we make it through?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 2, 2025
  • The global economy and Canada’s part in it is worth some focus, for sure. But one has to wonder if climate change in this very
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew declared a state of emergency in the province last week because of fast-spreading and extreme wildfires in northern Manitoba. Thousands of First Nations people in northern Manitoba were evacuated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keep the focus on the citizens who must benefit from federal governance

  • If this session of Parliament cannot or will not include Indigenous Peoples across every single department and policy, then reconciliation will surely die on
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 26, 2025
Carney's cabinet
Carney's cabinet
Gender and Equity Minister Rechie Valdez, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu after being sworn into cabinet on May 13, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Keep the focus on the citizens who must benefit from federal governance

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 26, 2025
  • If this session of Parliament cannot or will not include Indigenous Peoples across every single department and policy, then reconciliation will surely die on

Keep the focus on the citizens who must benefit from federal governance

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 26, 2025
  • If this session of Parliament cannot or will not include Indigenous Peoples across every single department and policy, then reconciliation will surely die on
Carney's cabinet
Gender and Equity Minister Rechie Valdez, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu after being sworn into cabinet on May 13, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

  • No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look no further than at First Nations
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 19, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 19, 2025
  • No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look no further than at First Nations

If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 19, 2025
  • No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look no further than at First Nations
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
This may be one of the first elections that Canadians are looking squarely at our own unity in the face of external pressures, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our
This may be one of the first elections that Canadians are looking squarely at our own unity in the face of external pressures, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions that should be asked at the political leaders’ debates

  • Here’s to looking forward to political debates when Indigenous voices ask the leaders about their commitments to reconciliation, and asks about the economy on
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Every political party should have at least three priorities on reconciliation that reflect their Indigenous citizens’ voices, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Questions that should be asked at the political leaders’ debates

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 7, 2025
  • Here’s to looking forward to political debates when Indigenous voices ask the leaders about their commitments to reconciliation, and asks about the economy on

Questions that should be asked at the political leaders’ debates

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 7, 2025
  • Here’s to looking forward to political debates when Indigenous voices ask the leaders about their commitments to reconciliation, and asks about the economy on
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Every political party should have at least three priorities on reconciliation that reflect their Indigenous citizens’ voices, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected

  • The sad fact is that all border treaty discussions between Britain—and then Canada—with the United States did not include Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 24, 2025

The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 24, 2025
  • The sad fact is that all border treaty discussions between Britain—and then Canada—with the United States did not include Indigenous Peoples.

The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 24, 2025
  • The sad fact is that all border treaty discussions between Britain—and then Canada—with the United States did not include Indigenous Peoples.

About that memo of unity in the face of a common threat

  • In times of crisis, don’t disrespect the original peoples of this country by bringing up some racist historical figure in a misguided attempt to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 10, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in West Block on March 4, 2025, in reaction to the levying of 25-per-cent tariffs by the American government on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

About that memo of unity in the face of a common threat

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 10, 2025
  • In times of crisis, don’t disrespect the original peoples of this country by bringing up some racist historical figure in a misguided attempt to

About that memo of unity in the face of a common threat

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 10, 2025
  • In times of crisis, don’t disrespect the original peoples of this country by bringing up some racist historical figure in a misguided attempt to
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in West Block on March 4, 2025, in reaction to the levying of 25-per-cent tariffs by the American government on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Moderation against tyranny is the wrong choice

  • It's obvious that the goal of this tyrannous Trump administration is to break government and democracy. There won’t be any 'going back.' We need
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to the American government, and Rose LeMay says, here in Canada, now is the time for Canadians to come together across partisan lines, across racial and cultural lines. Now is actually the time to fight tyranny. It’s here, it’s ugly, and we don’t have much time. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Moderation against tyranny is the wrong choice

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 24, 2025
  • It's obvious that the goal of this tyrannous Trump administration is to break government and democracy. There won’t be any 'going back.' We need

Moderation against tyranny is the wrong choice

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 24, 2025
  • It's obvious that the goal of this tyrannous Trump administration is to break government and democracy. There won’t be any 'going back.' We need
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to the American government, and Rose LeMay says, here in Canada, now is the time for Canadians to come together across partisan lines, across racial and cultural lines. Now is actually the time to fight tyranny. It’s here, it’s ugly, and we don’t have much time. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Canada land and spirit

  • When Canadians have pride in each other, we are unstoppable because of the strength of our shared sense of spirit.  
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2025
This is a call for us to protect each other across the differences—because of the differences, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada land and spirit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2025
  • When Canadians have pride in each other, we are unstoppable because of the strength of our shared sense of spirit.  

Canada land and spirit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2025
  • When Canadians have pride in each other, we are unstoppable because of the strength of our shared sense of spirit.  
This is a call for us to protect each other across the differences—because of the differences, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Knowledge of history and pledge to inclusion go hand in hand

  • When Trump says no more DEI, it’s about his need for America to be seen as great, to whitewash its history of any bad
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement don’t want to talk about their country's accurate history. They only want to talk about how great it is, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Knowledge of history and pledge to inclusion go hand in hand

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2025
  • When Trump says no more DEI, it’s about his need for America to be seen as great, to whitewash its history of any bad

Knowledge of history and pledge to inclusion go hand in hand

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2025
  • When Trump says no more DEI, it’s about his need for America to be seen as great, to whitewash its history of any bad
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement don’t want to talk about their country's accurate history. They only want to talk about how great it is, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Fragile governance is among the threats facing this country

  • What if we've all let this happen by allowing the staggering growth of the shadow cabinet of political insiders in the Prime Minister’s Office,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 13, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, and his chief of staff have set up the type of autocracy in Parliament that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump could only dream of achieving, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fragile governance is among the threats facing this country

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 13, 2025
  • What if we've all let this happen by allowing the staggering growth of the shadow cabinet of political insiders in the Prime Minister’s Office,

Fragile governance is among the threats facing this country

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 13, 2025
  • What if we've all let this happen by allowing the staggering growth of the shadow cabinet of political insiders in the Prime Minister’s Office,
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, and his chief of staff have set up the type of autocracy in Parliament that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump could only dream of achieving, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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This is what reconciliation looks like and it’s the Churchill Health Centre

  • The health centre in Churchill, Man., is the community’s heart and soul, and some say it's the reason the community has had no suicides
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 19, 2024
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, pictured with his family and supporters after winning the province's election on Oct. 3, 2023, is expected to visit Churchill, Man., writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

This is what reconciliation looks like and it’s the Churchill Health Centre

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 19, 2024
  • The health centre in Churchill, Man., is the community’s heart and soul, and some say it's the reason the community has had no suicides

This is what reconciliation looks like and it’s the Churchill Health Centre

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 19, 2024
  • The health centre in Churchill, Man., is the community’s heart and soul, and some say it's the reason the community has had no suicides
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, pictured with his family and supporters after winning the province's election on Oct. 3, 2023, is expected to visit Churchill, Man., writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
A person holds up a feather at the ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were
A person holds up a feather at the ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why is reconciliation stalling in federal departments?

  • The wars, the economy, and the possible election year appear to be more important priorities than reconciliation. But every one of these challenges also
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 22, 2024
Former Progressive Conservative MP Chief Willie Littlechild attends the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20, 2023. Eighty-one of the TRC's 94 Calls are still outstanding, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why is reconciliation stalling in federal departments?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 22, 2024
  • The wars, the economy, and the possible election year appear to be more important priorities than reconciliation. But every one of these challenges also

Why is reconciliation stalling in federal departments?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 22, 2024
  • The wars, the economy, and the possible election year appear to be more important priorities than reconciliation. But every one of these challenges also
Former Progressive Conservative MP Chief Willie Littlechild attends the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20, 2023. Eighty-one of the TRC's 94 Calls are still outstanding, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The year 2023: reconciliation in review

  • Perhaps 2024 will be the year that federal departments are forced to report on reconciliation measures, not just empty commitments and intentions. To paraphrase
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
The recognition for the most impactful work for Indigenous Peoples goes to Cindy Blackstock, pictured at the UNIFOR convention in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2016. Nobody comes close to the level of impact that she has made for Indigenous kids in 2023, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The year 2023: reconciliation in review

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
  • Perhaps 2024 will be the year that federal departments are forced to report on reconciliation measures, not just empty commitments and intentions. To paraphrase

The year 2023: reconciliation in review

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
  • Perhaps 2024 will be the year that federal departments are forced to report on reconciliation measures, not just empty commitments and intentions. To paraphrase
The recognition for the most impactful work for Indigenous Peoples goes to Cindy Blackstock, pictured at the UNIFOR convention in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2016. Nobody comes close to the level of impact that she has made for Indigenous kids in 2023, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is it better to talk about unity and not practise it, or not talk about it at all? 

  • Somehow the AFN always ends up in this place when selecting leaders: culture fighting against progress. Decolonized leadership is about the capacity to grow. I’ll vote
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 7, 2023
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse addresses the Special Chiefs’ Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is it better to talk about unity and not practise it, or not talk about it at all? 

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 7, 2023
  • Somehow the AFN always ends up in this place when selecting leaders: culture fighting against progress. Decolonized leadership is about the capacity to grow. I’ll vote

Is it better to talk about unity and not practise it, or not talk about it at all? 

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 7, 2023
  • Somehow the AFN always ends up in this place when selecting leaders: culture fighting against progress. Decolonized leadership is about the capacity to grow. I’ll vote
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse addresses the Special Chiefs’ Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Tis the season for political renewal? Don’t hold your breath

  • Politics is going to take us all down. In its current form of cut-throat competitiveness and ruthless party controls, superficiality and the soundbite, it
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 27, 2023
Politics is going to take us all down: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, front left, Conservative deputy leaders Melissa Lantsman and Andrew Scheer. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, back row left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Tis the season for political renewal? Don’t hold your breath

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 27, 2023
  • Politics is going to take us all down. In its current form of cut-throat competitiveness and ruthless party controls, superficiality and the soundbite, it

‘Tis the season for political renewal? Don’t hold your breath

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 27, 2023
  • Politics is going to take us all down. In its current form of cut-throat competitiveness and ruthless party controls, superficiality and the soundbite, it
Politics is going to take us all down: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, front left, Conservative deputy leaders Melissa Lantsman and Andrew Scheer. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, back row left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What is so surprising about the demand for ‘change’ in reconciliation?

  • Institutions might just stop protecting processes and procedures that have historically and currently created barriers for Indigenous Peoples. Instead of refusing to consider how to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 13, 2023
The Survivors' flag, an expression of remembrance meant to honour residential school survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada, seen on Parliament Hill on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What is so surprising about the demand for ‘change’ in reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 13, 2023
  • Institutions might just stop protecting processes and procedures that have historically and currently created barriers for Indigenous Peoples. Instead of refusing to consider how to

What is so surprising about the demand for ‘change’ in reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 13, 2023
  • Institutions might just stop protecting processes and procedures that have historically and currently created barriers for Indigenous Peoples. Instead of refusing to consider how to
The Survivors' flag, an expression of remembrance meant to honour residential school survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada, seen on Parliament Hill on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nurses and docs are not okay

  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
Canada's federal Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Ottawa will argue that it can’t do this because health care is a provincial/territorial mandate. It’s time to call out this fraud. Ottawa could choose to set the standard by funding Indigenous health to succeed, and to pressure provinces and territories to do similarly, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nurses and docs are not okay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like

The nurses and docs are not okay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like
Canada's federal Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Ottawa will argue that it can’t do this because health care is a provincial/territorial mandate. It’s time to call out this fraud. Ottawa could choose to set the standard by funding Indigenous health to succeed, and to pressure provinces and territories to do similarly, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Australia doubles down on colonization via a referendum

  • Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Canada share the experience of colonization: the majority making laws over the minority. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 16, 2023
Australia's coat of arms at the country's Parliament House in Canberra. Australia voted against a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on Oct. 14, but marginalized peoples' rights should not be put to a vote in the first place, writes Rose LeMay. Wikimedia Commons photograph

Australia doubles down on colonization via a referendum

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 16, 2023
  • Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Canada share the experience of colonization: the majority making laws over the minority. 

Australia doubles down on colonization via a referendum

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 16, 2023
  • Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Canada share the experience of colonization: the majority making laws over the minority. 
Australia's coat of arms at the country's Parliament House in Canberra. Australia voted against a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on Oct. 14, but marginalized peoples' rights should not be put to a vote in the first place, writes Rose LeMay. Wikimedia Commons photograph

Reconciliation is an empty word if Indigenous people are left in landfills

  • Until we find every single missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girl lost, reconciliation is an empty word. We are responsible to uphold the rights
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 2, 2023
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has made her decision not to search a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women a provincial election issue. She will go down in history as the premier who tried to position Indigenous Peoples as not worth the cost, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation is an empty word if Indigenous people are left in landfills

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 2, 2023
  • Until we find every single missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girl lost, reconciliation is an empty word. We are responsible to uphold the rights

Reconciliation is an empty word if Indigenous people are left in landfills

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 2, 2023
  • Until we find every single missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girl lost, reconciliation is an empty word. We are responsible to uphold the rights
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has made her decision not to search a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women a provincial election issue. She will go down in history as the premier who tried to position Indigenous Peoples as not worth the cost, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

That time Poilievre stomped on factual history

  • The 1950s were good for white, heterosexual, married couples. Yes, we need to remember Canada’s contributions to world peace, but only those who lack
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 18, 2023
Anaida Poilievre, left, and her busband Pierre Poilievre at the Conservative policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. So much has been written about Pierre Poilievre’s closing speech at the convention, yet not nearly enough has been written about it, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

That time Poilievre stomped on factual history

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 18, 2023
  • The 1950s were good for white, heterosexual, married couples. Yes, we need to remember Canada’s contributions to world peace, but only those who lack

That time Poilievre stomped on factual history

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 18, 2023
  • The 1950s were good for white, heterosexual, married couples. Yes, we need to remember Canada’s contributions to world peace, but only those who lack
Anaida Poilievre, left, and her busband Pierre Poilievre at the Conservative policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. So much has been written about Pierre Poilievre’s closing speech at the convention, yet not nearly enough has been written about it, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Looking forward to National Day of Reconciliation

  • Vancouver and the Lower Mainland enjoy a handful of Indigenous-owned art galleries and gift shops, restaurants, and hotels. There’s something different on the West Coast
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 11, 2023
Richard Thomas, a First Nations tour guide, recently led Rose LeMay's whale-watching tour near Tofino, B.C. 'Thomas grew up on the ocean which was clear to see as he manoeuvred our tour boat through narrows with speed and grace, the kind of grace that is gained from decades on the water.'  The Hill Times photograph by Rose LeMay

Looking forward to National Day of Reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 11, 2023
  • Vancouver and the Lower Mainland enjoy a handful of Indigenous-owned art galleries and gift shops, restaurants, and hotels. There’s something different on the West Coast

Looking forward to National Day of Reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 11, 2023
  • Vancouver and the Lower Mainland enjoy a handful of Indigenous-owned art galleries and gift shops, restaurants, and hotels. There’s something different on the West Coast
Richard Thomas, a First Nations tour guide, recently led Rose LeMay's whale-watching tour near Tofino, B.C. 'Thomas grew up on the ocean which was clear to see as he manoeuvred our tour boat through narrows with speed and grace, the kind of grace that is gained from decades on the water.'  The Hill Times photograph by Rose LeMay

A request for humanity in the newly named cabinet

  • Reconciliation is all about learning, making mistakes, and the commitment to do better. Since scripted messaging completely precludes the humanity of relationship, the only
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 7, 2023
New Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, second right, with his wife, Harini Sivalingam, second left, and their daughters, Sahanah, right, and Bairvai, left, at Rideau Hall on July 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A request for humanity in the newly named cabinet

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 7, 2023
  • Reconciliation is all about learning, making mistakes, and the commitment to do better. Since scripted messaging completely precludes the humanity of relationship, the only

A request for humanity in the newly named cabinet

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 7, 2023
  • Reconciliation is all about learning, making mistakes, and the commitment to do better. Since scripted messaging completely precludes the humanity of relationship, the only
New Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, second right, with his wife, Harini Sivalingam, second left, and their daughters, Sahanah, right, and Bairvai, left, at Rideau Hall on July 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Stefanson needs to resign for interfering in landfill search

  • Elected leaders have dithered on the costs of searching a Winnipeg landfill for the bodies of three Indigenous women. This is what racism looks like. Indigenous
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 24, 2023
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson. The province has ruled out funding a search for the bodies of two Indigenous women believed to be in a Winnipeg landfill, but won't stop the federal government backing the search. The province's decision is racist, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Stefanson needs to resign for interfering in landfill search

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 24, 2023
  • Elected leaders have dithered on the costs of searching a Winnipeg landfill for the bodies of three Indigenous women. This is what racism looks like. Indigenous

Premier Stefanson needs to resign for interfering in landfill search

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 24, 2023
  • Elected leaders have dithered on the costs of searching a Winnipeg landfill for the bodies of three Indigenous women. This is what racism looks like. Indigenous
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson. The province has ruled out funding a search for the bodies of two Indigenous women believed to be in a Winnipeg landfill, but won't stop the federal government backing the search. The province's decision is racist, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Court forces Public Safety to do the right thing for First Nations policing

  • It should go without saying, but the lesson for today is this: don’t underfund Indigenous Peoples' well-being.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 10, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's department was ordered by a judge to provide funds to three Ontario First Nations police services for the next 12 months after contract talks stalled. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Court forces Public Safety to do the right thing for First Nations policing

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 10, 2023
  • It should go without saying, but the lesson for today is this: don’t underfund Indigenous Peoples' well-being.

Federal Court forces Public Safety to do the right thing for First Nations policing

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 10, 2023
  • It should go without saying, but the lesson for today is this: don’t underfund Indigenous Peoples' well-being.
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's department was ordered by a judge to provide funds to three Ontario First Nations police services for the next 12 months after contract talks stalled. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next steps for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

  • A federal action plan to implement UNDRIP will not resolve some major challenges in the provincial and territorial realm. We need to bring all
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 26, 2023
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, pictured, attends a press conference on June 21 with Justice Minister David Lametti and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal to announce the UN Declaration Act Action Plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next steps for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 26, 2023
  • A federal action plan to implement UNDRIP will not resolve some major challenges in the provincial and territorial realm. We need to bring all

The next steps for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 26, 2023
  • A federal action plan to implement UNDRIP will not resolve some major challenges in the provincial and territorial realm. We need to bring all
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, pictured, attends a press conference on June 21 with Justice Minister David Lametti and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal to announce the UN Declaration Act Action Plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and churches are obligated to stop denialism and hatred

  • This fight for truth and factual history is not supposed to be fought by Indigenous Peoples. It’s your responsibility, Canada.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 12, 2023
Dozens gathered at an event to honour the children whose remains were found on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School on June 3, 2021. It's incumbent on government representatives, churches, museums, and the media to combat residential school denial, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Governments and churches are obligated to stop denialism and hatred

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 12, 2023
  • This fight for truth and factual history is not supposed to be fought by Indigenous Peoples. It’s your responsibility, Canada.

Governments and churches are obligated to stop denialism and hatred

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 12, 2023
  • This fight for truth and factual history is not supposed to be fought by Indigenous Peoples. It’s your responsibility, Canada.
Dozens gathered at an event to honour the children whose remains were found on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School on June 3, 2021. It's incumbent on government representatives, churches, museums, and the media to combat residential school denial, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What if we rebuilt the curriculum for policing in Canada?

  • Instead of reducing education requirements for police officers, we need to dramatically increase the training and strengthen the curriculum to give candidates the best
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 29, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to remove post-secondary education requirements for police officers is a nightmare for Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What if we rebuilt the curriculum for policing in Canada?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 29, 2023
  • Instead of reducing education requirements for police officers, we need to dramatically increase the training and strengthen the curriculum to give candidates the best

What if we rebuilt the curriculum for policing in Canada?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 29, 2023
  • Instead of reducing education requirements for police officers, we need to dramatically increase the training and strengthen the curriculum to give candidates the best
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to remove post-secondary education requirements for police officers is a nightmare for Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The House calls it a national emergency, but will there be action?

  • There’s blatant irony in talking reconciliation when Indigenous people continue to be at a much higher risk of violence, health challenges and racism.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 15, 2023
NDP MP Leah Gazan's motion calling on the government to declare ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people a national emergency was unanimously adopted by the House on May 2. Every level of government is responsible to ensure changes are enacted on an urgent basis now, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The House calls it a national emergency, but will there be action?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 15, 2023
  • There’s blatant irony in talking reconciliation when Indigenous people continue to be at a much higher risk of violence, health challenges and racism.

The House calls it a national emergency, but will there be action?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 15, 2023
  • There’s blatant irony in talking reconciliation when Indigenous people continue to be at a much higher risk of violence, health challenges and racism.
NDP MP Leah Gazan's motion calling on the government to declare ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people a national emergency was unanimously adopted by the House on May 2. Every level of government is responsible to ensure changes are enacted on an urgent basis now, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion

  • Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 1, 2023
Indigenous men, pictured drumming at a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa on Aug. 30, 2022. Indigenous storytelling follows cultural protocols about how all things are connected through time and space, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 1, 2023
  • Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples,

Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 1, 2023
  • Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples,
Indigenous men, pictured drumming at a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa on Aug. 30, 2022. Indigenous storytelling follows cultural protocols about how all things are connected through time and space, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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