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As Canada heads toward vote, Trudeau vulnerable over indigenous policies By Steve Scherer Reuters OTTAWA (Reuters) -The discovery of hundreds of graves of indigenous children, highlighting Canadas mistreatment of First Nations, has dominated campaigning ahead of a likely election and is an issue on which Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vulnerable, analysts and indigenous advocates say. In 2015, Trudeau promised to reset relations between the government and indigenous peoples,...

Article content However, in late May, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation disclosed that the unmarked remains of 215 children had been found on the former site of the Kamloops IRS. Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan later discovered 751 unmarked graves near the Marieval residential school. New sites keep emerging as the weeks pass. The consistent discovery of burial sites has placed the omnipresence of current and past colonial violence firmly within public discourse. We apologize, but ...

Article content I offer as exhibits David Peterson’s Liberals in Ontario in 1990 and Jim Prentice’s Tories in Alberta in 2015. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. GUNTER: Are Conservatives under Erin OToole going to face an epic defeat? Back to video In both cases, parties with strong majorities looked at the polls, thought they could increase their power, so dropped the writs well before the customary four-year interval. In both cases the incumbe...

  ANNEWS -- About half of Albertans say they know little about Canadas residential schools system, while 20 per cent say they know nothing at all, according to a new national poll conducted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CCRF), the Assembly of First Nations and Abacus Data, placing the Alberta governments draft K-6 curriculum under heightened scrutiny for its lack of meaningful Indigenous content. “The most difficult thing to watch in our communities is the continuous effects ...

According to the survey, 57% of respondents believe Vancouver is on the “wrong track,” with an overwhelming 81% choosing “mostly because of poor choices made by those at City Hall.” When Abacus Data asked who they would vote for today as the Mayor of Vancouver, independent incumbent Kennedy Stewart and Ken Sim are neck-to-neck at 13% and 14%, respectively. This is followed by Green Party councillor Adrianne Carr at 6%, independent councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung at 3%, and independent counc...

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Article content OTTAWA, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new poll shows 62 per cent of parents say the pandemic has worsened the mental health challenges of their children, and 48 per cent say it has even introduced new mental health challenges where none previously existed. The survey, commissioned by the Inspiring Healthy Futures initiative and conducted by Abacus Data, also shows the majority of parents expect longer-term residual effects of the pandemic on their children’s mental heal...

Philippe J. Fournier: Unlike in the U.S, where vaccine eagerness shifts along party lines, a new poll shows Canadians of all stripes broadly support getting the shot

OAX 2021: The road to recovery Associations are a vital part of Canadas economy and are facing unique challenges – and opportunities – amid the pandemic. The OTUS Association Exchange provides these with a unique opportunity to benchmark their operations and understand how their peers are approaching finance, operations and strategic planning. This year, the OTUS Association Exchange is focusing on providing insights that associations can use to better serve their members and the broader co...

Home improvements can be a stressful exercise. Couples should set ground rules before breaking ground, says an architecture researcher.