Carolyn Bennett
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Lack of consequences for Carolyn Bennett is par for the course for the LiberalsIf a Conservative behaved the way Carolyn Bennett did this week, the Liberals would be satisfied with nothing less than a resignation. And they’d be right, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryJun 26
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Bennett faces call to resign after linking JWR residential school tweet with pension eligibility'UBCIC is deeply disturbed and disgusted by the extreme callousness, spite, and ignorance you have shown through the racist message you sent to MP Jody Wilson-Raybould on Twitter.'PoliticsJun 25
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Bennett apologizes after linking JWR residential school tweet with pension eligibility'I let interpersonal dynamics get the better of me and sent an insensitive and inappropriate comment, which I deeply regret and shouldn’t have done,' Bennett said in the tweet.PoliticsJun 24
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Work starts on locating unmarked burial sites at former residential schools in SaskatchewanWork is underway in Saskatchewan to locate and commemorate the unmarked burial sites of children who died while attending Indian Residential Schools.CanadaJun 22
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Ottawa reaches settlement in ‘day scholars’ class action, offers $10K to survivorsThe lawsuit was brought by Indigenous students known as "day scholars," who attended the notorious residential schools but returned to their homes at night.CanadaJun 9
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‘Half of a document’: Advocates say long-awaited federal MMIWG action plan falls shortAt the heart of concerns is a missing implementation plan from the documents.CanadaJun 6
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Systemic discrimination against Indigenous women magnified during COVID-19, Bennett saysOne expert noted resources to deal with mental-health problems are limited, since many Indigenous communities are small and remote.CanadaMar 8
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Bellegarde says Canada must close gap for Indigenous People amid COVID-19 pandemic``That gap amplifies every threat and every harm from this pandemic, from the risk of infection to the stress of lockdown,'' National Chief Perry Bellegarde said.CanadaDec 8, 2020
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Land Back Lane spokesperson ordered to foot legal bills for Caledonia land disputeThe spokesperson for a group from Six Nations that's been occupying a Caledonia construction site has been ordered to foot the legal bills related to the ongoing land dispute.Oct 30, 2020
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Demands for justice renewed as Canada marks MMIWG day of awarenessSome have argued the federal government has not fulfilled its promise to help make the country a safer place for Indigenous peoples.CanadaOct 4, 2020
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