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Colonial policies deny internet to many Indigenous communities – IRPP
April 14, 2022 The federal government has an opportunity to close the digital divide and take a meaningful step toward reconciliation by updating its spectrum policy. The pandemic has highlighted antiquated policies born from colonialism that are putting remote Indigenous communities at a disadvantage and underscoring the need for high-speed internet to be made available […]
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Inuit conservation is transforming life and work in the Arctic – IRPP
March 29, 2022 An emerging Inuit-led conservation sector draws on hunting and fishing to innovate in areas like eco-tourism, food security, environmental management. COVID-19 continues to disrupt employment in remote northern communities. For the Inuit of Nunavut, unemployment has worsened: between August and October 2021, almost a quarter of them were looking for work. At […]
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What does the future of Indigenous governance look like?
Many aspects of Indigenous nation-building in Canada remain underexplored, despite the significant political and policy implications. But change is happening from within. This panel will consider how Indigenous communities are identifying what is important and what is relevant to them, so they can make these critical changes. This event is offered free of charge. Registration […]
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Decolonizing energy and the nuclear narrative of small modular reactors – IRPP
February 7, 2022 Kebaowek First Nation is calling for an alternative to a planned SMR project, one that won’t undermine proper consultation and leave a toxic legacy. In early 2021, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission began reviewing the application from a company called Global First Power to build a nuclear reactor at the Chalk River […]
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Reconciliation needs to address Canada’s history of spiritual abuse – IRPP
November 29, 2021 The Catholic Church treated Indigenous spiritual practices as inferior to Christian ones. Now it must apologize for its abuse. The first time I ever heard of the term spiritual abuse was during a therapy session. As an intergenerational survivor of the Canadian Indian residential school system and the notorious Sixties Scoop, I […]
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B.C’s community benefits agreement makes assumptions about economic justice for Indigenous workers – IRPP
October 18, 2021 The agreement has led to more jobs for Indigenous workers on B.C. infrastructure projects, but the initiative suffers from fundamental shortcomings. The goal of economic justice for Indigenous Peoples is central to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 2015 Calls to Action. This is something that British Columbia, the first jurisdiction to enact […]
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Will action on reconciliation emerge as an election issue? – IRPP
August 24, 2021 After the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools, political leaders won’t be able to ignore commitments to advance reconciliation. Canadians are heading into a Sept. 20 election on the heels of a summer defined by hard truths and confrontations with our country’s violent colonial past. While some are framing the election […]
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A citizen’s guide to reconciliation – IRPP
The last year has been a reckoning for so many aspects of our society, revealing that we need fundamental reform in the way the country operates. However, one piece of news that has been shocking to many Canadians is the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at residential schools across the country, with thousands more […]
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Residential schools: We should read the Commission reports – IRPP
July 14, 2021 In late May 2021, Canadians seemed to have received a shock when they learned that the remains of 215 children had been found by ground-penetrating radar in an unmarked mass grave next to the former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. A few weeks later, in June 2021, a similar operation in […]
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The Supreme Court and the office of the Governor General are apples and oranges – IRPP
July 14, 2021 The appointment of a non-French-speaking GG cannot be a precedent for appointing non-French-speaking Supreme Court justices. It does not follow from the appointment of Mary Simon, who is bilingual in English and Inuktitut, as the next Governor General of Canada that the prime minister can, should (or must) appoint Supreme Court justices […]
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