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Conrad Black continues to broadcast his denial of the truth about the “so called” Indian residential schools
Conrad Black continues to broadcast his denial of the truth about the “so called” Indian residential schools INDIGENOUS WATCHDOG: HAMILTON – October 29, 2024 – On October 26, 2024, the National Post published an article by Conrad Black, “A disgraceful attack on free speech”. What was disgraceful? Leah Gazan, a Manitoba New Democratic MP introduced […]
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Why is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation NOT a statutory holiday where most Indigenous people live and work?
Why is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation NOT a statutory holiday where most Indigenous people live and work? HAMILTON, ONTARIO – The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 provides an opportunity for ALL Canadians to honour Indigenous survivors, their families and communities and to commemorate the ongoing legacy – and […]
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Celebrating National Indigenous People’s Day
Celebrating National Indigenous People’s Day INDIGENOUS WATCHDOG: HAMILTON – June 21, 2024 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 […]
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How have the 44 Schools of Social Work responded to Call to Action # 1? 75% have delivered. 25% have not
How have the 44 Schools of Social Work responded to Call to Action # 1? 75% have delivered. 25% have not. INDIGENOUS WATCHDOG: HAMILTON – June 14, 2024 – Of the 44 Schools of Social Work across Canada, 33 have addressed the three specific elements identified in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Call to […]
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How successful are the 24 Faculties of Law in implementing Call to Action # 28?
How successful are the 24 Faculties of Law in implementing Call to Action # 28? INDIGENOUS WATCHDOG: HAMILTON – April 18, 2024 – The 24 Faculties of Law in Canada have taken widely different approaches to implementing a mandatory Indigenous course in response to Call to Action # 28. What follows is an objective view […]
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What is the Truth about Reconciliation? 2023 Year-End Review: Indigenous Watchdog
What is the Truth about Reconciliation? 2023 Year-End Review: Indigenous Watchdog INDIGENOUS WATCHDOG: HAMILTON – February 14, 2023 – This is the fourth year of tracking progress. Unfortunately, reporting of relevant data from the various levels of government continues to be a major problem. Good policy and program development requires good data. How else can […]
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Canada says that 85% of the TRC Calls to Action are either complete or well under way. Really?
Canada says that 85% of the TRC Calls to Action are either complete or well under way. Really? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 22, 2023 INDIGENOUS WATCHDOG: HAMILTON – On December 15, 2023 the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister […]
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2023 was not a good year for Reconciliation
2023 was not a good year for Reconciliation January 12, 2023. HAMILTON, ONTARIO 2023 started off bad and ended up worse. On January 23 federal, provincial and territory ministers refused to invite any of the leaders of the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council or the Inuit Tapariit Kanatami to participate in the […]
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Governments in Canada will never repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery
Governments in Canada will never repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery HAMILTON, ONTARIO – For weeks, one of the biggest news stories in Canada was the renunciation of the Doctrine of Discovery by the Vatican on March 30, 2023. The Vatican unequivocally “repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of indigenous peoples, including what […]
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Why does reconciliation suck for Indigenous people?
Why does reconciliation suck for Indigenous people? HAMILTON, ONTARIO – How seriously are governments committed to reconciliation when the majority of jurisdictions are still fighting Indigenous rights in Child Welfare, Education, Language, Health, Justice, UNDRIP, Treaties and Land Claims and the Environment? Consider the following: Federal, provincial and territory governments in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, […]
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