Multiculturalism@50: Diversity, Inclusion, and Eliminating Racism conference happens on Wednesday, Oct. 6
MONDAY, OCT. 4 House Not Sitting—Parliament is dissolved right now, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently told reporters that the House will come back before the end of fall. He also said the new cabinet will be announced this month. TUESDAY, OCT. 5 Conservative National Caucus—The Conservative party will hold a national caucus meeting today. […]
de Adder’s Take: 10-04-2021
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Sept. 30: the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On Sept. 30, the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, there was a national gathering on Parliament Hill, followed by a Spirit Walk at noon to Confederation Park. The Indigenous women-led event was to honour Indigenous children and families affected by the residential schools and all Indigenous child apprehension programs.The Hill Times photographs by […]
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Commemoration on eve of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On the evening of Sept. 29, 2021, ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, people gathered to hear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and residential school survivors speak at a commemoration on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Stuffed animals and children shoes laid at Centennial Flame to honour the children […]
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After the vote: what Indigenous leaders said about Election 44
Monica Ell-Kanayuk, ICC Canada president: “We view the results positively for the issues that we speak out on at the international level for Inuit. “We will continue to work with this government, and engage with the other parties, to ensure that the issues we speak on behalf of Inuit are understood, at the United Nations, […]
Heeding the calls to action
The Sept. 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation fulfills one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action as laid out in 2015. Call to Action No. 80 called on “the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to […]
‘We have drive’: Indigenous MPs on their election and their future
Another election has come and gone and there was a record number of Indigenous candidates put forward this time, at least 77 people, with the end results showing that the actual count of Indigenous MPs who will sit in the House has also gone up, to 12 from the 10 elected after the 2019 campaign. […]
