Why is the house of “sober, second thought” the first line of attack on Indigenous rights?
A look into the reasons behind the Canadian Senate launching so much legislation undermining the rights of Indigenous peoples
Tag: Senate
Canada’s Senate set to hear how far we’ve come post-Apology
What should be a pretty interesting meeting takes place tomorrow in Ottawa, where the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples is going to examine “the progress made on commitments endorsed by Parliamentarians of both Chambers since the Government’s [2008] apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools.” In other words, how far has Canada come […]
An Aboriginal Who’s Who of Canadian Politics
Your guide to Aboriginal Parliamentarians and Senators Interested in politics? Sure you are! And because you are, you’ll love this ‘Who’s Who’ of Aboriginal politicians in Canada’s Parliament. (I hope to do the same for other levels of government at some point.) I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it… The House […]
