The CBC helped fuel a national reckoning in 2021 with unverified claims of children’s remains at Kamloops—and still hasn’t owned up, argues Marco Navarro Genie. The public broadcaster’s credibility is on the line, from misleading headlines to ombudsman complaints and backstage media access. If truth matters in reconciliation, Navarro-Genie says, CBC must fess up or risk further eroding trust in Canada’s institutions.
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UBC’s Land Acknowledgments Are Political Declarations, Not Legal Facts
UBC faces a lawsuit from professors and a PhD graduate claiming the university’s land acknowledgments and EDI mandates violate its legal duty to remain non political. Senior Fellow Hymie Rubenstein highlights how UBC’s declarations of “unceded” land go beyond symbolism, implying legal conclusions that Canadian courts have not affirmed. The case questions whether universities can impose political orthodoxy without breaching legal neutrality.
Trust but verify: Why COVID-19 And Kamloops Claims Demand Scientific Scrutiny
Senior Fellow Rodney Clifton calls for renewed scientific scrutiny of two major Canadian narratives: COVID-19 policies and the Kamloops residential school claims. He argues that both bypassed rigorous, evidence-based evaluation, favouring politicized consensus. Critics of pandemic measures, like Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, were wrongly dismissed despite valid concerns. Similarly, the unverified mass grave claims in Kamloops were accepted without forensic proof. Clifton urges a return to the scientific principle of “trust but verify” to safeguard truth, public policy, and democracy.
Pope Francis Got Canadian History Wrong
Senior Fellow Brian Giesbrecht argues Pope Francis’s off-the-cuff “genocide” comment on Canada’s residential schools handed activists a powerful narrative and Parliament a shortcut to condemnation. With no evidence of remains in Kamloops, MPs still passed a genocide motion in 47 seconds—spurred by papal words and media heat. When history hinges on hearsay, truth takes a back seat.
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Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
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False Unmarked Grave Claims Mirror Historical Blood Libel Tactics
An Oscar-nominated documentary spreads the explosive, evidence-free claim that Catholic priests impregnated Indigenous students and incinerated their babies. Sugarcane fuels anti-Catholic hate, much like past Blood Libels targeted Jews. Brian Giesbrecht demands a full public inquiry into the unmarked graves hoax, church burnings, and millions in taxpayer-funded fraud. Will Canada expose the truth—or let lies rewrite history? Injustice thrives when deception goes unchallenged. Read more.
Reconciliation or Misallocation?
The Kamloops B.C. Indian Band (also known as the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation) that announced the earth-shattering discovery in 2021 of children’s graves next to its Indian Residential School, has sought tens of millions in federal grants, including the...
Has Sugarcane Proved Chief Willie Sellars Wrong?
Has Sugarcane proved Chief Willie Sellars wrong? Absolutely. At a highly-publicized presentation on 25 January 2022, Chief Willie Sellars proclaimed that '93 is our number' and went on to describe horrific atrocities at the former St Joseph's Indian Residential School...
Returning to Reciprocity Is the Only Way Forward for Canada
What is the difference between the treaties that indigenous people signed and the Calls to Action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report? In a single word: “reciprocity.” The treaties assumed that reciprocity is necessary in any agreement, while the...
Canadians Misled on Residential Schools Deaths
Readers trying to understand the many claims made about the number of children who died at residential schools can be forgiven for being confused about what they are being told. Various numbers, such as 3,201, 4,000, 6,000, and even 50,000, have been advanced...
“Sugarcane” Documentary – Possible Oscar Nominee – is Fake News
Barack Obama recently tweeted his movie picks and they include the Canadian documentary “Sugarcane,” now streaming on Hulu. The documentary is an Oscar nominee finalist, and the film was picked up for distribution by National Geographic. What a prestigious...
Kimberly Murray and the TRC: Accountability in Question
Is Kimberly Murray responsible for the false claim that there are thousands of missing Indian residential school children? By her own admission, she is. On 31 August 2022 in support of her request for intervenor status in the Mohawk Mothers' lawsuit in the...
Barbara Kay Article in the National Post Highlights Second Edition From Truth Comes Reconciliation
Barbara Kay highlights the Frontier Centre for Public Policy’s From Truth Comes Reconciliation, which examines the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report. The book challenges the TRC’s portrayal of Indian Residential Schools, asserting that its...