Murray Sinclair

• Murray Sinclair named as Queen’s University’s 15th chancellor

  The former Senator will act as the ceremonial head and highest officer of the of the Kingston, Ont., university.

  Canada

  Apr 28
• 5 years after TRC report, commissioners warn anti-Indigenous racism is escalating

  The commission's final report provided a detailed account of what happened to Indigenous children who were physically and sexually abused in government boarding schools.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2020
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• Sen. Murray Sinclair, former TRC head, is resigning from the Senate

  Sinclair just signed a significant book deal to outline his vision for reconciliation in Canada.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
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• New ‘Jane Goodall Act’ seeks to ban ivory imports, hunting trophies

  The new bill proposes to better protect captive animals and ban the import of ivory, hunting trophies

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2020
• Sen. Murray Sinclair joins legal firm to mentor lawyers in Indigenous law

  Sen. Murray Sinclair is joining Cochrane Saxberg LLP, Manitoba's largest Indigenous law firm.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2020
• Senate to study online policy after ‘aggressive, harassing’ posts by senators, staff

  Tony Dean says recent exchanges on Twitter involving senators and their staff have included "aggressive, harassing and, in some cases, bullying" behaviour.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2019
• Former TRC chairman says RCMP interrogation video should ‘shock’ Canadians

  In the video, an RCMP officer can be heard asking a young Indigenous woman questions, including whether she was "at all turned on ... even a little bit" during the abuse she is describing.

  Canada

  May 17, 2019
• Manitoba senator calls Kenney’s Indigenous legal fund idea a ‘divide-and-conquer’ tactic

  A Manitoba senator says a proposal by Alberta's United Conservatives to pick up the legal tabs of pro-pipeline First Nations is an example of age-old ``divide-and-conquer'' tactics.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2018
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• Ontario education ministry scrutinized over cancelled truth and reconciliation curriculum sessions

  A decision from the Ministry of Education to scrap truth and reconciliation curriculum development sessions is now under scrutiny.

  Education

  Jul 9, 2018
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• Boushie family pushing for changes to the way jurors are selected after Gerald Stanley acquittal

  Colten Boushie's family is rallying for change after a Saskatchewan farmer was found not guilty in the second-degree murder of the Indigenous man.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2018