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NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity

NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity

A Metis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful false claims to Indigenous ancestry.Randy Boissonnault, who had said his great-grandmother was a "full-blooded Cree woman," has also been described as Indigenous multiple times in communications from the Liberal party.

Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter

Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter

The federal government says it will offer financial compensation to Inuit in Nunavik for the devastation caused by the mass...

Boissonnault faces new scrutiny over his statements on family's Indigeneity

Boissonnault faces new scrutiny over his statements on family's Indigeneity

Employment minister says he’s not Indigenous — experts say past statements appear contradictory. Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is set to...

Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned

Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned

The chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is "complicated" after questions have been raised about the...

'Beam of light that cut through injustice': Tributes for TRC chair Murray Sinclair

'Beam of light that cut through injustice': Tributes for TRC chair Murray Sinclair

Murray Sinclair, a former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools, died Monday in...

'The best that we can be': Indigenous judge and TRC chair Murray Sinclair dies at 73

'The best that we can be': Indigenous judge and TRC chair Murray Sinclair dies at 73

Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become...



True reconciliation means there is no place for residential ‘school’ denialism in Canada

True reconciliation means there is no place for residential ‘school’ denialism in Canada

Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor of Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and burial sites, issued her final report on October...

Liberal Party preparing to launch ad campaign to take on high-flying Poilievre

Liberal Party preparing to launch ad campaign to take on high-flying Poilievre

The Liberal Party is preparing to launch an ad campaign to fight back against the high-flying Conservatives and close a...

Some say it's time for Canada to criminalize residential school denialism

Some say it's time for Canada to criminalize residential school denialism

As a young child, Dennis Saddleman's mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on...

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., is a stand-out in museum content and museology—the...

AFN votes to reject $47.8B child welfare reform deal with Canada

AFN votes to reject $47.8B child welfare reform deal with Canada

First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian...

Indigenous Affairs Reinvented: A Tale of Three Provinces

Indigenous Affairs Reinvented: A Tale of Three Provinces

Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google’s translation service, the first...

Canada must stand against residential-school denialism

Canada must stand against residential-school denialism

After the orange T-shirts worn by Canadians to reflect and remember Indian residential schools (IRS) are washed and put away...

Residential school denialism should be illegal

Residential school denialism should be illegal

Here’s a bold idea: let’s set out the basic knowledge and capacity to run in federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal...