Canada has been in conflict with its Indigenous Peoples since before the country was founded — as far back as when the early settlers arrived…
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Activist Connects Loss of Culture to Climate Change
The world is still catching up to Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier. A year before being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006,…
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Big-Ticket Budget Items Welcome After Past Inaction
The much-anticipated first federal budget from the new Liberal government was unveiled on March 22. To describe the general reactions, they would be “Wow,” “Oh,”…
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Women’s rights advocates are looking for influential Canadian female figures to join a national women’s coalition to raise awareness about women’s issues and get more…
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A year after being called “Canada’s most racist city,” Winnipeg is on its way to becoming more inclusive, and immigrants can be part of the…
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Canada’s Indigenous people are asking immigrants to join the nationwide process of reconciliation by learning about and celebrating Indigenous culture. One of the many recommendations…
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Reconciliation for Aboriginal Peoples Should Matter to New Canadians
“I wanted to be white so bad, and the worst thing I ever did was I was ashamed of my mother, that honourable woman, because…
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If Australia and Canada were brothers, they would very likely be twins. These two nations have evolved in parallel on either side of the globe,…
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