Woke (/ˈwoʊk/ WOHK): adjective: aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)—Merriam-Webster I don’t read publications like the Western Standard or the Dorchester Review as a rule but thanks to the imbroglio over Law Society Rule 67.4, I made an
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DJ Kelly | Ward 4: A Journey to Truth and Reconciliation
And any man who knows a thing Knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all I often think of this lyric from K’naan’s “Take A Minute”. The concept is as old as Socrates, but there’s something about his underlying beats and the rest of the song that gives
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: The Marieval Residential School
This weekend Ms Soapbox was going to write a breezy little blog saying she was taking the summer off. She was going to wish everyone a safe and pleasant summer and ask them to check back here on September 5, 2021, to resume the battle of trying to stay ahead
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Chris Champion and the Curriculum Review
Mr Kenney handpicked Mr Champion, a historian, as a subject area expert to provide recommendations for the Kenney government’s revamp of the social studies curriculum for kindergarten to grade 4 students. Mr Champion’s education and experience, while interesting, are utterly irrelevant. He obtained an MA in philosophy from Magdalene College,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: UNDRIP Act Gives Horgan an Option in Wet’suwet’en Standoff. He Should Use It
Why we should no longer accept inaction on Indigenous rights from governments. Originally published by the Tyee. John Price is professor emeritus of history at the University of Victoria. He is the author of Orienting Read more…
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Recommendations from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Today, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Final Report on the human rights violations perpetrated through the aboriginal residential school policy. Here are a few of the TRC’s 94 recommendations.
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centre of the universe: Baby, tell the truth
I was going to make a post about the upcoming election, but since there are TEN GODDAMNED WEEKS left, I think I have some time. And then I heard something on the radio that made me realize something. We have a long, long, LONG road ahead of us when it
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Rachel Notley offers a dignified argument for healing and acknowledgement of past wrongs against First Nations citizens
PHOTOS: The damage done by residential schools is part of every Canadian’s legacy and the sooner we acknowledge that, the better off we all will be. Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, B.C. Premier Christy Cark, singer Raffi Cavoukian, Opposition Leader Brian Jean and Tory MLA Sandra Jansen. VICTORIA, B.C. From
Continue readingPolitical Eh-conomy: Podcast: Truth, reconciliation and restitution
https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast150612-reconciliation-restitution.mp3 The summary report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was released last week. The work of the Commission took seven years, gathering public and private testimony from survivors and families of survivors of Canada’s state- and Church-sanctioned residential school system—a system that forcibly removed from families,
Continue readingThe TRC report and the Langevin Bridge—what’s in a name?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report has issued a damning condemnation of the Indian residential schools, referring to their history as “cultural genocide.” Reverberations are being felt across the country, including here in Calgary. For example, a question has risen about the Langevin Bridge and Langevin School, and whether or
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CBC-Truth and Reconciliation Commission Findings Must Be Acted Upon, Aboriginal Student Says
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is out, many of us have welcomed the report, its’ findings, and its opportunity to face but not accept the incomprehensible abuse that native families and children experienced in residential Read more…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Mohawk Institute and the Disturbing Silence of Stephen Harper
After following Stephen Harper's bestial political career for so long, I didn't think anything he did could shock me.But I must admit I was stunned by his strange silence at the closing ceremony of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.I wondered why a Canadian Prime Minister wouldn't say something, anything, to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Truth, Reconciliation, and the Shame of the Con Regime
They are images that should haunt every Canadian. Native children taken away from the parents by the RCMP and sent to residential schools with more cemeteries than playgrounds.And even though our generation wasn't to blame for that story of brutality and attempted cultural genocide, we can't look away or ignore the problem.Because
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Paul Martin accuses residential schools of ‘cultural genocide’
Residential schools engaged in “cultural genocide,” former prime minister Paul Martin said Friday at the hearings of the federal Truth And Reconciliation Commission, adding that aboriginal Canadians must now be offered the best educational system. “Let us understand that what happened at the residential schools was the use of
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