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Discrimination, silence and oppression do not belong in a modernized Senate

  • The Senate wears its modernization as a badge of honour. Yet, this progress has not been profound enough to meaningfully improve the antiquated institution that's
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | September 14, 2023
Senators on the Senate's on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, pictured on the Hill Sept. 21, 2022. Non-Affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum says non-affiliated Senators are not granted seats on committees, relying on the goodwill of established Senate groups and caucuses to get seats, which she says is unfair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Discrimination, silence and oppression do not belong in a modernized Senate

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | September 14, 2023
  • The Senate wears its modernization as a badge of honour. Yet, this progress has not been profound enough to meaningfully improve the antiquated institution that's

Discrimination, silence and oppression do not belong in a modernized Senate

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | September 14, 2023
  • The Senate wears its modernization as a badge of honour. Yet, this progress has not been profound enough to meaningfully improve the antiquated institution that's
Senators on the Senate's on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, pictured on the Hill Sept. 21, 2022. Non-Affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum says non-affiliated Senators are not granted seats on committees, relying on the goodwill of established Senate groups and caucuses to get seats, which she says is unfair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tight controls: barbed wire and Indigenous Peoples

  • There is a shared experience in life lived behind the walls of Canadian penitentiaries: whether you are a prisoner or an employee, if you are
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, JAMES COOKE | September 4, 2023
Barbed wires have come to represent a particular place for Indigenous peoples, writes Senator Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Tight controls: barbed wire and Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, JAMES COOKE | September 4, 2023
  • There is a shared experience in life lived behind the walls of Canadian penitentiaries: whether you are a prisoner or an employee, if you are

Tight controls: barbed wire and Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, JAMES COOKE | September 4, 2023
  • There is a shared experience in life lived behind the walls of Canadian penitentiaries: whether you are a prisoner or an employee, if you are
Barbed wires have come to represent a particular place for Indigenous peoples, writes Senator Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Names matter: we need a plan to bring in new monuments to better reflect Ottawa’s diversity

  • My ancestors had names for all the places they travelled and lived relating to descriptions of the land and legends of the tribe. These Indigenous
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 21, 2023
Moving forward, we must work to remember this country’s past, but not do so selectively. We mustn’t cherry-pick the highlights and hide the shames. I urge you to listen, to engage with the descendants of the First Peoples of this land, and to learn the true history of the land you call home.     The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Names matter: we need a plan to bring in new monuments to better reflect Ottawa’s diversity

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 21, 2023
  • My ancestors had names for all the places they travelled and lived relating to descriptions of the land and legends of the tribe. These Indigenous

Names matter: we need a plan to bring in new monuments to better reflect Ottawa’s diversity

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 21, 2023
  • My ancestors had names for all the places they travelled and lived relating to descriptions of the land and legends of the tribe. These Indigenous
Moving forward, we must work to remember this country’s past, but not do so selectively. We mustn’t cherry-pick the highlights and hide the shames. I urge you to listen, to engage with the descendants of the First Peoples of this land, and to learn the true history of the land you call home.     The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What gets lost in the rapid transition to electric vehicles?

  • Renewable energy should be designed to have minimal environmental impacts and place no extra pollution burdens on communities at either end of the transmission
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | March 29, 2023
Homeowners shore up sandbags around a Constance Bay, Ont., home on April 30, 2019, amid Ottawa River Valley flooding. Future droughts and floods could potentially create profound challenges for hydropower projects in Canada as well as reductions in the river runoff and evaporation of water in reservoirs, writes Sen. Mary Jane McCallum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What gets lost in the rapid transition to electric vehicles?

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | March 29, 2023
  • Renewable energy should be designed to have minimal environmental impacts and place no extra pollution burdens on communities at either end of the transmission

What gets lost in the rapid transition to electric vehicles?

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | March 29, 2023
  • Renewable energy should be designed to have minimal environmental impacts and place no extra pollution burdens on communities at either end of the transmission
Homeowners shore up sandbags around a Constance Bay, Ont., home on April 30, 2019, amid Ottawa River Valley flooding. Future droughts and floods could potentially create profound challenges for hydropower projects in Canada as well as reductions in the river runoff and evaporation of water in reservoirs, writes Sen. Mary Jane McCallum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can we stop with the Indigenous identity fraud?

  • I urge all to raise their voices to decry identity fraud whose sole purpose is to dehumanize and brutalize the very essence and power
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 28, 2022
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, pictured Jan. 7, 2008, receiving an honorary doctorate of laws from Vancouver Island University. I, like many, was shocked and disappointed following the news that Turpel-Lafond, previously a well-regarded activist, was not who she purported to be, writes Independent Senator Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Can we stop with the Indigenous identity fraud?

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 28, 2022
  • I urge all to raise their voices to decry identity fraud whose sole purpose is to dehumanize and brutalize the very essence and power

Can we stop with the Indigenous identity fraud?

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 28, 2022
  • I urge all to raise their voices to decry identity fraud whose sole purpose is to dehumanize and brutalize the very essence and power
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, pictured Jan. 7, 2008, receiving an honorary doctorate of laws from Vancouver Island University. I, like many, was shocked and disappointed following the news that Turpel-Lafond, previously a well-regarded activist, was not who she purported to be, writes Independent Senator Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The power of voice: how to best serve the under-represented

  • Before I entered residential school at the age of five, I remember when my life was built on my own joyous thoughts, words, and
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 22, 2021
ISG Senator Mary Jane McCallum, pictured on the Hill in this file photograph. 'We, as Senators, have the ability to transform this knowledge into wisdom and act in a way that promotes and upholds equity and equality, from which would flow greater domestic peace and harmony.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The power of voice: how to best serve the under-represented

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 22, 2021
  • Before I entered residential school at the age of five, I remember when my life was built on my own joyous thoughts, words, and

The power of voice: how to best serve the under-represented

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 22, 2021
  • Before I entered residential school at the age of five, I remember when my life was built on my own joyous thoughts, words, and
ISG Senator Mary Jane McCallum, pictured on the Hill in this file photograph. 'We, as Senators, have the ability to transform this knowledge into wisdom and act in a way that promotes and upholds equity and equality, from which would flow greater domestic peace and harmony.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to achieve balance between environmental stewardship and the resource economy

  • Individuals, corporations, and governments all want an easy solution to finding a balance between responsible environmental stewardship and a prosperous resource economy. These are
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 16, 2021
Only after society, at its various levels, has had this uncomfortable conversation will it start to find its way back to ensuring that our future generations will inherit clean land, air, and water, writes Sen. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

How to achieve balance between environmental stewardship and the resource economy

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 16, 2021
  • Individuals, corporations, and governments all want an easy solution to finding a balance between responsible environmental stewardship and a prosperous resource economy. These are

How to achieve balance between environmental stewardship and the resource economy

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 16, 2021
  • Individuals, corporations, and governments all want an easy solution to finding a balance between responsible environmental stewardship and a prosperous resource economy. These are
Only after society, at its various levels, has had this uncomfortable conversation will it start to find its way back to ensuring that our future generations will inherit clean land, air, and water, writes Sen. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Prejudice with power is racism

  • “Rats and roaches live by competition under the law of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 26, 2020
ISG Senator Mary Jane McCallum (Manitoba), pictured in this file photo on the Hill. 'As Parliamentarians, we then have an important role to play in ensuring such institutions, many of which are overseen by the federal government, are improved and accountable when it comes to combatting racism.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prejudice with power is racism

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 26, 2020
  • “Rats and roaches live by competition under the law of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the

Prejudice with power is racism

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 26, 2020
  • “Rats and roaches live by competition under the law of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the
ISG Senator Mary Jane McCallum (Manitoba), pictured in this file photo on the Hill. 'As Parliamentarians, we then have an important role to play in ensuring such institutions, many of which are overseen by the federal government, are improved and accountable when it comes to combatting racism.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need a holistic approach to health care

  • Looking back, I now realize that I learned many fundamental lessons of good health care at a very young age. The traditional life skills
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 14, 2018
The current system, by and large, dictates that the health-care professional should simply treat the individual illness, or body part in question, and move on to the next patient, writes Sen. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless

We need a holistic approach to health care

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 14, 2018
  • Looking back, I now realize that I learned many fundamental lessons of good health care at a very young age. The traditional life skills

We need a holistic approach to health care

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | November 14, 2018
  • Looking back, I now realize that I learned many fundamental lessons of good health care at a very young age. The traditional life skills
The current system, by and large, dictates that the health-care professional should simply treat the individual illness, or body part in question, and move on to the next patient, writes Sen. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless

Supreme Court ruling shouldn’t mean the death of Indigenous consultation

  • We live in an era where cultural accommodation is a cornerstone of our multicultural society. This is a necessary and natural result of multiculturalism
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph

Supreme Court ruling shouldn’t mean the death of Indigenous consultation

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
  • We live in an era where cultural accommodation is a cornerstone of our multicultural society. This is a necessary and natural result of multiculturalism

Supreme Court ruling shouldn’t mean the death of Indigenous consultation

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
  • We live in an era where cultural accommodation is a cornerstone of our multicultural society. This is a necessary and natural result of multiculturalism
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph

Modernizing the Senate: the benefit of partisanship taking a back seat

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The move towards modernizing the Senate is an ongoing endeavour that will not happen overnight. While this process will come with its share
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 11, 2018
Former Supreme Court of Canada judge, Ian Binnie, pictured on May 22 before the Senate Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

Modernizing the Senate: the benefit of partisanship taking a back seat

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 11, 2018
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The move towards modernizing the Senate is an ongoing endeavour that will not happen overnight. While this process will come with its share

Modernizing the Senate: the benefit of partisanship taking a back seat

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 11, 2018
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The move towards modernizing the Senate is an ongoing endeavour that will not happen overnight. While this process will come with its share
Former Supreme Court of Canada judge, Ian Binnie, pictured on May 22 before the Senate Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

What’s needed to close the Indigenous health-care gap

  • My perspectives herein apply primarily to First Nations, where I have spent the majority of my years as a dental and health-care provider, before
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
Delivery of care is structured for a health-care professional to see as many patients as possible, in which the 'symptom' becomes the priority, not the patient, writes Dr. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless

What’s needed to close the Indigenous health-care gap

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
  • My perspectives herein apply primarily to First Nations, where I have spent the majority of my years as a dental and health-care provider, before

What’s needed to close the Indigenous health-care gap

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
  • My perspectives herein apply primarily to First Nations, where I have spent the majority of my years as a dental and health-care provider, before
Delivery of care is structured for a health-care professional to see as many patients as possible, in which the 'symptom' becomes the priority, not the patient, writes Dr. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless
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