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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.

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

What’s the future of the Métis National Council?

  • Reconciliation demands legitimacy in our national Indigenous organizations. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2024
When she was president of the Métis National Council, Cassidy Caron provided stability and vision for the group. She exemplified ethical leadership, even in a time of great crisis. But her leadership was overwhelmed by another thing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s the future of the Métis National Council?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2024
  • Reconciliation demands legitimacy in our national Indigenous organizations. 

What’s the future of the Métis National Council?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2024
  • Reconciliation demands legitimacy in our national Indigenous organizations. 
When she was president of the Métis National Council, Cassidy Caron provided stability and vision for the group. She exemplified ethical leadership, even in a time of great crisis. But her leadership was overwhelmed by another thing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two ways the federal government can save money

  • Stop the ever-expanding shadow civil service called the minister’s office staff, and please stop fighting in court against the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 2, 2024
Treasury Board Anita Anand, Mental Health Minister Ya'ara Saks, and Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, pictured Nov. 22, 2024, at the Sherwood Deli in Ottawa to announce the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items. The civil service is getting bent all out of shape trying to find savings, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two ways the federal government can save money

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 2, 2024
  • Stop the ever-expanding shadow civil service called the minister’s office staff, and please stop fighting in court against the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Two ways the federal government can save money

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 2, 2024
  • Stop the ever-expanding shadow civil service called the minister’s office staff, and please stop fighting in court against the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Treasury Board Anita Anand, Mental Health Minister Ya'ara Saks, and Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, pictured Nov. 22, 2024, at the Sherwood Deli in Ottawa to announce the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items. The civil service is getting bent all out of shape trying to find savings, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When will we start preparing for the worst?

  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, pictured in 2022. In the hours after the election results, a type of purge started in the United States. Some of it was on social media by his followers who heard the clear message that white Americans will be protected, as a convicted felon is about to take office, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

When will we start preparing for the worst?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,

When will we start preparing for the worst?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, pictured in 2022. In the hours after the election results, a type of purge started in the United States. Some of it was on social media by his followers who heard the clear message that white Americans will be protected, as a convicted felon is about to take office, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Between wars and fears of fascism in the U.S., there’s plenty to be scared about

  • In a time of fear and legitimate risks from too many parts of the world, we need political leaders who ethically refuse to use
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
The U.S. election results may well be world-changing if Donald Trump, right, gets in, writes Rose LeMay, adding that things are too unstable everywhere for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph

Between wars and fears of fascism in the U.S., there’s plenty to be scared about

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
  • In a time of fear and legitimate risks from too many parts of the world, we need political leaders who ethically refuse to use

Between wars and fears of fascism in the U.S., there’s plenty to be scared about

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
  • In a time of fear and legitimate risks from too many parts of the world, we need political leaders who ethically refuse to use
The U.S. election results may well be world-changing if Donald Trump, right, gets in, writes Rose LeMay, adding that things are too unstable everywhere for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. We don’t have anything like this museum in Canada for Indigenous history and culture, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ajay_suresh

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. We don’t have anything like this museum in Canada for Indigenous history and culture, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ajay_suresh

Residential school denialism should be illegal

  • The residential schools system was a genocide, and Indigenous Peoples don't need more hatred today. For the love of this country, all political party
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
Survivor Keith Chiefmoon speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Residential school denialism should be illegal

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
  • The residential schools system was a genocide, and Indigenous Peoples don't need more hatred today. For the love of this country, all political party

Residential school denialism should be illegal

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
  • The residential schools system was a genocide, and Indigenous Peoples don't need more hatred today. For the love of this country, all political party
Survivor Keith Chiefmoon speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

  • On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 30, 2024
On this National Day of Reconciliation, Canadians should use their sacred spaces to raise awareness about reconciliation, to build consensus to demand change together, and to build hope about a future in which policing safely serves Indigenous Canadians,' writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 30, 2024
  • On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their

Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 30, 2024
  • On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their
On this National Day of Reconciliation, Canadians should use their sacred spaces to raise awareness about reconciliation, to build consensus to demand change together, and to build hope about a future in which policing safely serves Indigenous Canadians,' writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

How to know when media are ‘sanewashing’ politics

  • It’s time we stopped the embarrassed and awkward bystanding when politicians blather nonsense and conspiracies.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 16, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
If Donald Trump was your uncle at the family dinner talking smack, you’d be incredulous, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

How to know when media are ‘sanewashing’ politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 16, 2024
  • It’s time we stopped the embarrassed and awkward bystanding when politicians blather nonsense and conspiracies.

How to know when media are ‘sanewashing’ politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 16, 2024
  • It’s time we stopped the embarrassed and awkward bystanding when politicians blather nonsense and conspiracies.
Donald Trump
If Donald Trump was your uncle at the family dinner talking smack, you’d be incredulous, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

  • The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 2, 2024
It was a breath of fresh air to hear the righteous outrage about the crimes voiced by a judge, albeit couched in legalities, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 2, 2024
  • The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 2, 2024
  • The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against
It was a breath of fresh air to hear the righteous outrage about the crimes voiced by a judge, albeit couched in legalities, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

  • This September and on this National Day of Reconciliation, take the time to consider the amount of expertise in Indigenous communities, the strength to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 19, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree. The government should cover the costs at searches at all sites with unmarked graves potentially holding the bodies of Indigenous children, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 19, 2024
  • This September and on this National Day of Reconciliation, take the time to consider the amount of expertise in Indigenous communities, the strength to

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 19, 2024
  • This September and on this National Day of Reconciliation, take the time to consider the amount of expertise in Indigenous communities, the strength to
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree. The government should cover the costs at searches at all sites with unmarked graves potentially holding the bodies of Indigenous children, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An authoritarian hurricane approaches. Can democracy stop it?

  • All the signs are there for the rise of fascism. The angst is that we see it coming like a hurricane. The question remaining
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 8, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been given a stage to yell his fakery and straight up lies, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

An authoritarian hurricane approaches. Can democracy stop it?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 8, 2024
  • All the signs are there for the rise of fascism. The angst is that we see it coming like a hurricane. The question remaining

An authoritarian hurricane approaches. Can democracy stop it?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 8, 2024
  • All the signs are there for the rise of fascism. The angst is that we see it coming like a hurricane. The question remaining
Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been given a stage to yell his fakery and straight up lies, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
Sec. 35 acknowledges Indigenous Peoples were here first, have rights that nobody can erase, and—this is where things get a bit fuzzy—what are those rights? But let’s skip right over that because courts across Canada are debating the innards of this box of rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.
Sec. 35 acknowledges Indigenous Peoples were here first, have rights that nobody can erase, and—this is where things get a bit fuzzy—what are those rights? But let’s skip right over that because courts across Canada are debating the innards of this box of rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What could have been for reconciliation

  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
A woman, pictured June 21, 2018, takes part in the National Indigenous Peoples' Day Ceremony in Hull at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What could have been for reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 

What could have been for reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 
A woman, pictured June 21, 2018, takes part in the National Indigenous Peoples' Day Ceremony in Hull at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dawson Creek gets on the map for all the wrong reasons

  • Dawson Creek has become the last stop before people who go missing. Four people have gone missing from this small town in the last year. Two
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 3, 2024
Darylyn Supernant, left, Dave Daniel Domingo, Renée Didier (Supernant), and Cole Hosack. Didier was found dead near Dawson Creek on May 18, 2024. The mother of two was last seen on Dec. 3, 2023. The three others were still reported missing from Dawson Creek since 2023. Photographs courtesy of Dawson Creek RCMP

Dawson Creek gets on the map for all the wrong reasons

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 3, 2024
  • Dawson Creek has become the last stop before people who go missing. Four people have gone missing from this small town in the last year. Two

Dawson Creek gets on the map for all the wrong reasons

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 3, 2024
  • Dawson Creek has become the last stop before people who go missing. Four people have gone missing from this small town in the last year. Two
Darylyn Supernant, left, Dave Daniel Domingo, Renée Didier (Supernant), and Cole Hosack. Didier was found dead near Dawson Creek on May 18, 2024. The mother of two was last seen on Dec. 3, 2023. The three others were still reported missing from Dawson Creek since 2023. Photographs courtesy of Dawson Creek RCMP
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Legislate reconciliation, take it out of the whims of partisan politics

  • OTTAWA—When Germany was defeated in World War II, infrastructure was ruined, the economy destroyed, separated east from west, and some wondered if the country
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 25, 2021
Learn and tell the truth. Canada has been a great country for many, but not for all. When leaders attempt to glorify its history, Indigenous peoples, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 30, marking Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, are intentionally erased and their experiences denied. Criminalize residential school denial and hate speech against Indigenous peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Legislate reconciliation, take it out of the whims of partisan politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 25, 2021
  • OTTAWA—When Germany was defeated in World War II, infrastructure was ruined, the economy destroyed, separated east from west, and some wondered if the country

Legislate reconciliation, take it out of the whims of partisan politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 25, 2021
  • OTTAWA—When Germany was defeated in World War II, infrastructure was ruined, the economy destroyed, separated east from west, and some wondered if the country
Learn and tell the truth. Canada has been a great country for many, but not for all. When leaders attempt to glorify its history, Indigenous peoples, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 30, marking Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, are intentionally erased and their experiences denied. Criminalize residential school denial and hate speech against Indigenous peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Might be time for Trudeau to bring on an Indigenous Elders’ Circle to provide advice

  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 29, the prime minister gave a particularly good speech on Parliament Hill in a special ceremony to honour the children lost at
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 11, 2021
While the prime minister flew off for a family vacation on the first-ever National Indigenous Reconciliation Day, hundreds walked to Parliament Hill to mark the statutory holiday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Might be time for Trudeau to bring on an Indigenous Elders’ Circle to provide advice

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 11, 2021
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 29, the prime minister gave a particularly good speech on Parliament Hill in a special ceremony to honour the children lost at

Might be time for Trudeau to bring on an Indigenous Elders’ Circle to provide advice

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 11, 2021
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 29, the prime minister gave a particularly good speech on Parliament Hill in a special ceremony to honour the children lost at
While the prime minister flew off for a family vacation on the first-ever National Indigenous Reconciliation Day, hundreds walked to Parliament Hill to mark the statutory holiday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What does it take to do real reconciliation?

  • OTTAWA—Six years after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and here we are—struggling to get consensus in Canada to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2021
Not only do Canadians need to come to grips with the facts that the country has ardently fought against Indigenous rights, and just as resolutely stood idly by as children died. But Canadians are also coming to grips with the fact that the federal government is still not acting in the best interest of Indigenous kids, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What does it take to do real reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Six years after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and here we are—struggling to get consensus in Canada to

What does it take to do real reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Six years after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and here we are—struggling to get consensus in Canada to
Not only do Canadians need to come to grips with the facts that the country has ardently fought against Indigenous rights, and just as resolutely stood idly by as children died. But Canadians are also coming to grips with the fact that the federal government is still not acting in the best interest of Indigenous kids, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Don’t rush to raise the flag just yet

  • OTTAWA—It’s been four months since the news broke of 215 unmarked graves from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc at the former site of the Kamloops residential
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 20, 2021
Shoes and stuffed animals, pictured June 1, 2021, were left at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill to show respect for the lives of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were found in May on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Don’t rush to raise the flag just yet

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It’s been four months since the news broke of 215 unmarked graves from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc at the former site of the Kamloops residential

Don’t rush to raise the flag just yet

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It’s been four months since the news broke of 215 unmarked graves from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc at the former site of the Kamloops residential
Shoes and stuffed animals, pictured June 1, 2021, were left at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill to show respect for the lives of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were found in May on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Election or no, respect still missing in Canadian politics

  • OTTAWA—Let’s have an election! Why, asked the people? No good reason, he said, just because I want a majority! The void of reason to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 6, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. Canada's political parties aren't doing enough to promote diversity and respect, writes Rose Lemay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Election or no, respect still missing in Canadian politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 6, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Let’s have an election! Why, asked the people? No good reason, he said, just because I want a majority! The void of reason to

Election or no, respect still missing in Canadian politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 6, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Let’s have an election! Why, asked the people? No good reason, he said, just because I want a majority! The void of reason to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. Canada's political parties aren't doing enough to promote diversity and respect, writes Rose Lemay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Once again, Indigenous trauma falls off the radar

  • If we have to do an election, then let’s talk about things that matter. What is the role of governments in the new world
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 23, 2021
Officials and schoolchildren outside Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, circa 1920. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Once again, Indigenous trauma falls off the radar

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 23, 2021
  • If we have to do an election, then let’s talk about things that matter. What is the role of governments in the new world

Once again, Indigenous trauma falls off the radar

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 23, 2021
  • If we have to do an election, then let’s talk about things that matter. What is the role of governments in the new world
Officials and schoolchildren outside Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, circa 1920. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Time to dismantle Indigenous Affairs, ban feds from Indigenous education and child welfare, prosecute church leaders

  • OTTAWA—What does accountability look like in the face of mass graves of Indigenous children? A mass grave was just found in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 26, 2021
Officials and schoolchildren, pictured outside the Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, N.W.T., circa 1920. A whole line of political and civil service leaders through history didn’t want you to know the truth—truly a Canadian pact of forgetting. Those who continue to spew some propaganda to uphold 'the good intent' of residential schools need to be held accountable, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of the Library and Archives Canada

Time to dismantle Indigenous Affairs, ban feds from Indigenous education and child welfare, prosecute church leaders

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 26, 2021
  • OTTAWA—What does accountability look like in the face of mass graves of Indigenous children? A mass grave was just found in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Time to dismantle Indigenous Affairs, ban feds from Indigenous education and child welfare, prosecute church leaders

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 26, 2021
  • OTTAWA—What does accountability look like in the face of mass graves of Indigenous children? A mass grave was just found in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Officials and schoolchildren, pictured outside the Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, N.W.T., circa 1920. A whole line of political and civil service leaders through history didn’t want you to know the truth—truly a Canadian pact of forgetting. Those who continue to spew some propaganda to uphold 'the good intent' of residential schools need to be held accountable, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of the Library and Archives Canada

Simon’s appointment represents hope and change

  • OTTAWA—Mary Simon’s appointment represents the type of change required for reconciliation. Known as simply Mary to many Inuit, the position of governor general is in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 12, 2021
The GG's role can be wielded in ways that influences national discourse, and there is no doubt that Mary Simon has the skill to do just that. Indigenous kids will have a strong role model in her on how to change the world, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Simon’s appointment represents hope and change

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 12, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Mary Simon’s appointment represents the type of change required for reconciliation. Known as simply Mary to many Inuit, the position of governor general is in

Simon’s appointment represents hope and change

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 12, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Mary Simon’s appointment represents the type of change required for reconciliation. Known as simply Mary to many Inuit, the position of governor general is in
The GG's role can be wielded in ways that influences national discourse, and there is no doubt that Mary Simon has the skill to do just that. Indigenous kids will have a strong role model in her on how to change the world, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

This Canada Day is about remembering the thousands of children who demand to be heard

  • OTTAWA—Kamloops. Brandon. St. Anne’s. Marieval. And the list grows. The numbers are devastating, but they should not be news. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 28, 2021
Students of the Metlakatla Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Photograph courtesy of William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada

This Canada Day is about remembering the thousands of children who demand to be heard

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 28, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Kamloops. Brandon. St. Anne’s. Marieval. And the list grows. The numbers are devastating, but they should not be news. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission

This Canada Day is about remembering the thousands of children who demand to be heard

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 28, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Kamloops. Brandon. St. Anne’s. Marieval. And the list grows. The numbers are devastating, but they should not be news. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Students of the Metlakatla Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Photograph courtesy of William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada

Why National Indigenous Day is important for all Canadians

  • OTTAWA—June 21 is National Indigenous Day, the summer solstice. Many Indigenous organizations and businesses will close. Some Indigenous people will pay more attention to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 14, 2021
An Indigenous woman, pictured at a drumming circle on June 3, 2021, on Parliament Hill honouring the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered last month at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. National Indigenous Day on June 21 is not just for Indigenous peoples. It is a day for Canadians to pause and consider the experience of Indigenous peoples in Canada, both the good and the bad, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Why National Indigenous Day is important for all Canadians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 14, 2021
  • OTTAWA—June 21 is National Indigenous Day, the summer solstice. Many Indigenous organizations and businesses will close. Some Indigenous people will pay more attention to

Why National Indigenous Day is important for all Canadians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 14, 2021
  • OTTAWA—June 21 is National Indigenous Day, the summer solstice. Many Indigenous organizations and businesses will close. Some Indigenous people will pay more attention to
An Indigenous woman, pictured at a drumming circle on June 3, 2021, on Parliament Hill honouring the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered last month at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. National Indigenous Day on June 21 is not just for Indigenous peoples. It is a day for Canadians to pause and consider the experience of Indigenous peoples in Canada, both the good and the bad, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada is in an identity crisis, and Canadians are appalled

  • OTTAWA—Warning: this story contains distressing details. Following the announcement of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children unearthed at the site of the former
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 7, 2021
Organized by the Odawa Native Friendship Centre to honour the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered two weeks ago at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, people placed 215 pairs of shoes and boots to honour their memory at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on June 3, 2021. The discovery of the mass grave has attracted international headlines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada is in an identity crisis, and Canadians are appalled

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 7, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Warning: this story contains distressing details. Following the announcement of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children unearthed at the site of the former

Canada is in an identity crisis, and Canadians are appalled

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 7, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Warning: this story contains distressing details. Following the announcement of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children unearthed at the site of the former
Organized by the Odawa Native Friendship Centre to honour the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered two weeks ago at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, people placed 215 pairs of shoes and boots to honour their memory at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on June 3, 2021. The discovery of the mass grave has attracted international headlines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Quebec is on the land of Indigenous Nations whether you like it or not

  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier Legault wants to increase the use of French in Quebec through Bill 96, come hell or high water. As federal parties fell
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 31, 2021
Bloc Québecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced a motion in the House of Commons seeking support for Quebec's Bill 96. It received support from MPs in other parties, but was stymied by Independent MP Jody-Wilson Raybould. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec is on the land of Indigenous Nations whether you like it or not

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 31, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier Legault wants to increase the use of French in Quebec through Bill 96, come hell or high water. As federal parties fell

Quebec is on the land of Indigenous Nations whether you like it or not

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 31, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier Legault wants to increase the use of French in Quebec through Bill 96, come hell or high water. As federal parties fell
Bloc Québecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced a motion in the House of Commons seeking support for Quebec's Bill 96. It received support from MPs in other parties, but was stymied by Independent MP Jody-Wilson Raybould. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to address the age of #MeToo in First Nations organizations

  • OTTAWA—Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 17, 2021
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through traditional Indigenous territory. Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared the roles of leadership to serve a community. It wasn’t perfect. No governance structure is perfect, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to address the age of #MeToo in First Nations organizations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared

Time to address the age of #MeToo in First Nations organizations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through traditional Indigenous territory. Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared the roles of leadership to serve a community. It wasn’t perfect. No governance structure is perfect, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians?

  • OTTAWA—Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians? Just what is “lesbian activity”? I’m asking for a friend. Getting a short,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 3, 2021
Conservative MP Tamara Jansen, who represents Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C., attracted national attention when she seemed to suggest during third reading debate on April 16 of Bill C-6, which seeks to ban conversion therapy, that 'lesbian activity' could be stopped with counselling. Photograph courtesy of Conservative party of Canada

Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians? Just what is “lesbian activity”? I’m asking for a friend. Getting a short,

Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians? Just what is “lesbian activity”? I’m asking for a friend. Getting a short,
Conservative MP Tamara Jansen, who represents Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C., attracted national attention when she seemed to suggest during third reading debate on April 16 of Bill C-6, which seeks to ban conversion therapy, that 'lesbian activity' could be stopped with counselling. Photograph courtesy of Conservative party of Canada

We need to open the black-box relationship between public health officers and politicians

  • OTTAWA—Did you know that about 140 countries had zero new COVID cases last week? Canada has suffered about 67 deaths per one million population
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 19, 2021
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured Dec. 11, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to open the black-box relationship between public health officers and politicians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 19, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Did you know that about 140 countries had zero new COVID cases last week? Canada has suffered about 67 deaths per one million population

We need to open the black-box relationship between public health officers and politicians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 19, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Did you know that about 140 countries had zero new COVID cases last week? Canada has suffered about 67 deaths per one million population
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured Dec. 11, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A change is going to come

  • OTTAWA—Don’t talk about racism. It’s a sign that there may be an election close. Many racist acts have occurred in Quebec recently and almost all
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jumped in and voiced his displeasure that anybody vilify his good friend Quebec Premier François Legault, or say anything bad about Quebec. The prime minister could have chosen to speak to the subject of racism with the intent to support constructive discourse rather than attempt to shut it down, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A change is going to come

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 5, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Don’t talk about racism. It’s a sign that there may be an election close. Many racist acts have occurred in Quebec recently and almost all

A change is going to come

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 5, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Don’t talk about racism. It’s a sign that there may be an election close. Many racist acts have occurred in Quebec recently and almost all
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jumped in and voiced his displeasure that anybody vilify his good friend Quebec Premier François Legault, or say anything bad about Quebec. The prime minister could have chosen to speak to the subject of racism with the intent to support constructive discourse rather than attempt to shut it down, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Status card list for First Nations is a hot mess

  • OTTAWA—I am status, card-carrying First Nations—the federal government calls me a real one. The status card is a race-based ethnic identity card used to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 22, 2021
Rose LeMay, pictured, 'I am status, card-carrying First Nations—the federal government calls me a real one. The status card is a race-based ethnic identity card used to limit access to certain federal government programs for real First Nations peoples only.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Status card list for First Nations is a hot mess

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 22, 2021
  • OTTAWA—I am status, card-carrying First Nations—the federal government calls me a real one. The status card is a race-based ethnic identity card used to

Status card list for First Nations is a hot mess

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 22, 2021
  • OTTAWA—I am status, card-carrying First Nations—the federal government calls me a real one. The status card is a race-based ethnic identity card used to
Rose LeMay, pictured, 'I am status, card-carrying First Nations—the federal government calls me a real one. The status card is a race-based ethnic identity card used to limit access to certain federal government programs for real First Nations peoples only.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous Services Canada is not up to the task to fix drinking water on reserves

  • OTTAWA—“When it comes to the safety of drinking water, residents of First Nations communities do not benefit from a level of protection comparable to that
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 8, 2021
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured on the Hill on May 14, 2020. Here’s an idea: let’s put the Indigenous Services Canada in charge of water and infrastructure for Ottawa residents and Parliament Hill. Anybody want to do this? I didn’t think so, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous Services Canada is not up to the task to fix drinking water on reserves

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 8, 2021
  • OTTAWA—“When it comes to the safety of drinking water, residents of First Nations communities do not benefit from a level of protection comparable to that

Indigenous Services Canada is not up to the task to fix drinking water on reserves

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 8, 2021
  • OTTAWA—“When it comes to the safety of drinking water, residents of First Nations communities do not benefit from a level of protection comparable to that
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured on the Hill on May 14, 2020. Here’s an idea: let’s put the Indigenous Services Canada in charge of water and infrastructure for Ottawa residents and Parliament Hill. Anybody want to do this? I didn’t think so, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The fight about academic freedom in Canada is whitewashed

  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier François Legault used social media on Facebook last week to share his belief that “a handful of radical activists who are trying
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 22, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa after a premiers' meeting. Academia is not about the freedom to speak any dumb idea or thought that one might have. Academia was intended to play the role of 'critic and conscience of society' and that’s a serious responsibility, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The fight about academic freedom in Canada is whitewashed

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 22, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier François Legault used social media on Facebook last week to share his belief that “a handful of radical activists who are trying

The fight about academic freedom in Canada is whitewashed

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 22, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier François Legault used social media on Facebook last week to share his belief that “a handful of radical activists who are trying
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa after a premiers' meeting. Academia is not about the freedom to speak any dumb idea or thought that one might have. Academia was intended to play the role of 'critic and conscience of society' and that’s a serious responsibility, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inequitable health outcomes for Indigenous peoples is the measure of racism in the system

  • Institutional racism is strong in many sectors, but it’s life threatening health care in Canada. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Harmony Johnson recently led a
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 8, 2021
Joyce Echaquan, the 37-year-old Atikamekw woman who died on Sept. 28, 2020, while in the hospital in Joliette, Que., is now the subject of two investigations. Before she died, Echaquan recorded a Facebook Live video in which she was heard screaming in pain and health-care workers insulting her. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Inequitable health outcomes for Indigenous peoples is the measure of racism in the system

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 8, 2021
  • Institutional racism is strong in many sectors, but it’s life threatening health care in Canada. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Harmony Johnson recently led a

Inequitable health outcomes for Indigenous peoples is the measure of racism in the system

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 8, 2021
  • Institutional racism is strong in many sectors, but it’s life threatening health care in Canada. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Harmony Johnson recently led a
Joyce Echaquan, the 37-year-old Atikamekw woman who died on Sept. 28, 2020, while in the hospital in Joliette, Que., is now the subject of two investigations. Before she died, Echaquan recorded a Facebook Live video in which she was heard screaming in pain and health-care workers insulting her. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

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