The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Report was published a decade ago. Since then, surprisingly few people have provided a critical but fair assessment of this 3,500-page, 7-volume mammoth. Most academics and journalists—those we expect to...
“Sugarcane” is a new documentary that is in Canadian cinemas, and it is sure to cause more churches to be desecrated or fire-bombed. It is distributed by National Geographic, a respected brand name. “Sugarcane” is a story of alleged nefarious deeds that took place at...
Some First Nations in Manitoba are leading the way on economic development. They are seeking out ways to find value-added opportunities and collaborate with private third parties and other governments. These communities are not waiting around for opportunities to...
In its July Restoule decision the Supreme Court of Canada, with the support of the Trudeau Liberal government (“Canada”) and the Province of Ontario (“Ontario”), continued its relentless attack on the sovereignty of our elected governments, our social unity and legal...
For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
Manitoba’s First Nations should reflect on the AFN’s direction as they consider negative reactions to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a recent Assembly of First Nations (AFN) meeting in Montreal. Poilievre, who in the past has boldly said we need to end the...
All societies need to make use of force, both to preserve internal order and to protect themselves from external enemies. A liberal society does this by creating a powerful state, but then constraining that power under a rule of law. The state’s power is based on a...
Most Canadians are unaware that a campaign to remake Canada is underway. The conception of that most Canadians have of their country - that it is, one nation, in which citizens of different ethnic, religious and racial groups are all treated equally, under one set of...
The Canadian House of Commons designated June as National Aboriginal History Month in 2009. The name was changed to National Indigenous History Month in 2017. The theme of the first week of this year’s effort to “honour the stories, achievements and resilience of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada Needs a Public Inquiry into the “Kamloops Graves Hoax” Call for a public inquiry is a step towards uncovering the truth and ensuring such a national scandal never happens again WINNIPEG, June 28, 2024 – The Frontier Centre for Public...
The claim made by Chief Rosanne Casimir on May 27th, 2021, that the remains of 215 children, former students of the Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS) had been found in unmarked graves on the school grounds, was false. Only soil anomalies were detected by a...
The gap is widening exponentially for the marginalized
Canadian journalist Tanya Talaga has a new book coming out this summer called “The Knowing.” In this CBC report about it, Talaga is quoted as saying: “We have all heard of someone who didn't come home — this is The Knowing. It is Canada's shame. If every Indigenous...
National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, is annually marked by many activities across the country showcasing the richness and diversity of Canada’s Indigenous people. As well as celebrating this richness and diversity, there is good reason to celebrate this June 21....