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June 10, 2024
Group renews calls for new ‘Indigenous specific’ council seat at City of Hamilton
Modified date: June 11, 2024, 8:07 am NationTalk: An Indigenous consulting group is renewing its calls for the creation of an Indigenous specific position among the city’s elected officials. Last year, Circle of Beads, a group of local Indigenous leaders and advocates, initiated a campaign urging the City of Hamilton to create a new position among...
August 29, 2023
Bruce County mayor resigns after accusing First Nation in Ontario of being ‘poor and unclean’ in recording
Garry Michi was caught on tape questioning funding to build water treatment plant in First Nation CBC News: The mayor of South Bruce Peninsula has resigned after he was caught on tape making racist comments about a nearby First Nation community, the Ontario town announced in a statement Tuesday. Garry Michi was recorded in an...
March 16, 2023
Measuring Realities of Racism in Northern Ontario
Nationtalk: While racism and discrimination are still prevalent in Northern Ontario, the latest reports by Northern Policy Institute in partnership with Environics Research show that, for the most part, northern communities are welcoming. In February 2022, Northern Policy Institute and organizations across Northern Ontario launched a data-collection exercise to measure individual experiences and attitudes across...