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It is time for a Cancon quota for Indigenous music – IRPP
June 12, 2024 Indigenous musicians should have a bigger part of Canadian airwaves. A year ago, a group of First Nations artists and personalities publicly demanded a five per cent quota for music in Indigenous languages on commercial radio. A petition followed their demand last July. This idea was previously raised during consultations on the […]
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Canada Readies New Arctic Foreign Policy as Russia Threat Looms – Financial Post
Jun 12, 2024 Canada is preparing a long-awaited Arctic strategy to respond to the growing threat posed by Russia and to strengthen security ties with northern NATO members. (Bloomberg) — Canada is preparing a long-awaited Arctic strategy to respond to the growing threat posed by Russia and to strengthen security ties with northern NATO members. […]
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Health policies need to stop marginalizing Indigenous midwives – IRPP
June 11, 2024 A radical shift is needed to recognize midwifery’s ability to provide sexual and reproductive care beyond pregnancy needs. Outdated policies still prevent registered midwives – especially Indigenous midwives – from practising fully in British Columbia. That excludes their knowledge, skills and experience from the larger health-care context, preventing them from working with […]
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Will UNDRIP be another broken promise to indigenous Canadians? – MLI in Parliament
June 6, 2024 MLI’s director of Indigenous Affairs, Ken Coates, was called before Senate Committee to speak about UNDRIP implementation in Canada. Read More: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/will-undrip-be-another-broken-promise-to-indigenous-canadians-mli-in-parliament/
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Pay Up and Shut Up: How The CRTC Has Removed Canadians From Broadcast and Internet Policy – Michael Geist
June 6, 2024 Last December, I appeared before the CRTC as part of Bill C-11 hearings, where I emphasized the need for the Commission to pay attention to competition, consumer choice, and affordability. My takeaway from that appearance was that “my intervention met with skepticism from some Commissioners who see their role as guardians of […]
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Transmountain Pipeline Expansion Project a Success? – FCPP
June 4, 2024 The Transmountain Mountain Pipeline expansion project (TMEP) was completed on May 01, 2024. Its startup the following month ended an eleven-year saga of tectonic federal energy policy initiatives, climate change requirements, federal regulatory restructuring, and indigenous reconciliation. That it was finished at all is a triumph, but there was muted celebration. The […]
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The children’s charter: Alberta’s trans policies and legislated rights for children
June 4, 2024 Alberta recently announced that it would follow New Brunswick and Saskatchewan by enacting policies requiring schools to notify and obtain consent from parents in order to change the names and pronouns of children under the age of 15. Alberta also set out plans to go further than Saskatchewan and New Brunswick by […]
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More racism isn’t the solution for racism: David L. Thomas for Inside Policy – MLI
May 30, 2024 If Canada decided long ago that it is morally wrong to discriminate based on race, why is it suddenly okay now in BC? Sometimes our solutions to problems have the feature of exacerbating them and making conditions worse for the very people we intended to help. The latest candidate is the British […]
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Beheading Canada’s history: The desecration of Sir John A. Macdonald’s image in the Canadian national memory
May 24, 2024 Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, used to be regarded as one of Canada’s greatest statesmen. Looked upon with high reverence, his name adorned public institutions and his image was crafted in bronze monuments that towered over city streets. However, today the disgraced politician is facing the wrath of cancel […]
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Action Canada announces its 2024-2025 Fellows
OTTAWA, ON, May 23, 2024 – Action Canada today introduces 17 emerging leaders who have been selected for the 2024-25 Fellowship program. This year’s Action Canada Fellows come from a broad range of backgrounds, sectors and regions, and will spend the next 10 months exploring one of the country’s most critical questions: the future of […]
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