The federal government is moving forward with plans for a new stat holiday to mark the legacy of residential schools, but whether provinces will adopt the holiday remains unclear. Continue reading
The MP pushing to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a stat holiday said she learned the government planned to support her when she read about it in the news. Continue reading
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says they will have to consider the impact on employers when deciding whether to observe a proposed holiday for recognizing residential schools. Continue reading
The government is moving forward with plans to create a stat holiday to remember residential schools. Can it be more than “just another day off?” Continue reading
John A. Macdonald was democratically elected, so the Canadians of his day either felt the same way he did, or at least thought they were helping the cause, Scott Thompson says. Continue reading
Kingstonians react to a removal of a Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Victoria, B.C., while celebrating World Indigenous Peoples Day. Continue reading
The City of Victoria is going to remove a statue of John A. MacDonald outside of Victoria city hall. Continue reading
A planned weeklong writing session for the new school curriculum around Canada’s First Nations was abruptly cancelled by the province. Continue reading
Despite a letter from the Davin School Community Council opposing the change, the Board of Education voted to rename the building ‘Crescents School’. Continue reading
The flag raising was to honour victims and survivors of the ’60s Scoop and residential schools. Continue reading
