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Can You Hear Me Now? is a book by Celina Caesar-Chavannes.(Random House Canada) Can You Hear Me Now? is a memoir by entrepreneur and former politician Celina Caesar-Chavannes. Caesar-Chavannes was the first Black MP to represent the riding of Whitby, Ont. But her political career wasn't easy, and she was known for speaking out about social and racial injustices within political institutions and in her community. She eventually decided to leave the party she ran for, the Liberals.  Can You Hear Me Now? tells Caesar-Chavannes' story, from her early childhood through her business and polit...

30 views Canada Newswire TORONTO, April 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Indigenous communities and organizations across Ontario are moving forward with plans to transform how they meet their energy needs, choosing cleaner, more reliable and more affordable options. To that end, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is providing $7.1 million in funding to 61 recipients that will support energy planning, renewable generation, energy-efficiency measures, as well as skills development and training. By building local capacity, the funding will help enable Indigenous communities and organizations to...

His and the other shops in his community also opened without permission of the First Nation, which has since created its own cannabis commission for regulating the industry. Meanwhile, Davis and the other dispensaries have formed the Six Nations People's Cannabis Coalition, which is setting it's own standards for quality testing and asking for ID.  "It's kind of how the cigarette industry is down here. All these smoke shops down here are technically illegal because there's no taxes being paid on those," says Davis.  "That's how people make their livelihood, that's how they put bread on the...

After Newness Fades, Canada Settles Down to Legal Marijuana The national upheaval predicted when Canada became the first major industrialized nation to legalize recreational marijuana has not come to pass. Jan. 29, 2021 As part of The Times’s Promises Made series, I’ve looked back at Canada’s experience with becoming the first major industrialized nation to legalize recreational marijuana. One thing stood out during the many weeks I spent on this reporting: It may have been a major event, but it wasn’t a revolution. Image Cups of marijuana plants for sale at a dispensary on the Alderv...

May 2021 be the year land is once again refuge for Indigenous people Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: During the pandemic, Indigenous people reconnected to their land, embracing bush life and learning to live in community with each other in times of trouble By Leanne Betasamosake Simpson December 16, 2020 Dechinta students on the land during the Fall 2020 Semester on MacKenzie Island, outside of Yellowknife, Chief Drygeese Territory, NWT (Courtesy of Morgan Tsetta) Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, scholar and musician and is a member of Alderville Firs...