A local business is taking steps to support Indigenous communities in the wake of the discovery of the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., and the decision is garnering support from some within those communities.
Wilson-Raybould remains thorn in Trudeau s side By: Peter Stockland
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Former federal justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould could become a looming presence in the federal government s dealings with Indigenous Canadians.
In the year before the pandemic, Jody Wilson-Raybould was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s worst headache.
Opinion
In the year before the pandemic, Jody Wilson-Raybould was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s worst headache.
In a speech she gave on May 19, the former justice minister and attorney general showed why she could become the PM’s worst nightmare. This practice, this hypocrisy, the affirmation of Charter rights… but denial of Indigenous rights is, in my opinion, the most insidious and prime example of systemic racism rooted in the legacy of colonialism that remains pervasive at the highest levels of government and underpins the relationship between Indigeno