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Celebrating National Indigenous People’s Day

National Aboriginal Day, now called National Indigenous People’s Day was officially announced on June 13, 1996 by former Governor-General of Canada, Roméo Leblanc. This was one of the few of the 440 recommendations from the 1995 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples to actually be implemented. 28 years later, there is much to celebrate as First

How have the Schools of Journalism responded to Call to Action # 86? Not very well.

Of the 21 Schools of Journalism across Canada, only 6 have completely addressed the five specific elements identified in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Call to Action # 86 and another 6 have partially addressed those same five elements. Call to Action # 86 We call upon Canadian journalism programs and media schools to

When is using the term “Blood Libel” ever OK. Never.

“The blood libel against Canada of this monstrous fiction of thousands of secretly buried Indigenous victims of residential schools may be the single worst injustice this country has suffered in our lifetimes. “Blood libel” is a racist dog whistle against Jews. The phrase refers to “the persistent legend that Jews practice the ritual murder of

How successful are the Law Societies of Canada in implementing Call to Action # 27?

“The Federation of Law Societies of Canada is the national association of the 14 law societies mandated by the provinces and territories to regulate Canada’s legal profession in the public interest. It is the body through which Canada’s law societies collaborate at the national level, share information on trends and issues affecting the legal profession,

How successful are the 24 Faculties of Law in implementing Call to Action # 28?

CORRECTION: The Université du Québec à Montréal commitment to Call to Action # 28 has been corrected to 100% (5 out of 5) to reflect that they have implemented Indigenous content in multiple courses that address the content requirements for this Call to Action. The 24 Faculties of Law in Canada have taken widely different

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