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Rose LeMay is Tlingit from the West Coast and the CEO of the Indigenous Reconciliation Group. She writes twice a month about Indigenous inclusion and reconciliation. In Tlingit worldview, the stories are the knowledge system, sometimes told through myth and sometimes contradicting the myths told by others. But always with at least some truth.

When will we start preparing for the worst?

  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, pictured in 2022. In the hours after the election results, a type of purge started in the United States. Some of it was on social media by his followers who heard the clear message that white Americans will be protected, as a convicted felon is about to take office, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

When will we start preparing for the worst?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,

When will we start preparing for the worst?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, pictured in 2022. In the hours after the election results, a type of purge started in the United States. Some of it was on social media by his followers who heard the clear message that white Americans will be protected, as a convicted felon is about to take office, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

When will we start preparing for the worst?

  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, pictured in 2022. In the hours after the election results, a type of purge started in the United States. Some of it was on social media by his followers who heard the clear message that white Americans will be protected, as a convicted felon is about to take office, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

When will we start preparing for the worst?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,

When will we start preparing for the worst?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2024
  • Come January, we will no longer have a trustworthy neighbour. ‘Chaos’ best describes what might happen south of the border for the next four years,
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, pictured in 2022. In the hours after the election results, a type of purge started in the United States. Some of it was on social media by his followers who heard the clear message that white Americans will be protected, as a convicted felon is about to take office, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Between wars and fears of fascism in the U.S., there’s plenty to be scared about

  • In a time of fear and legitimate risks from too many parts of the world, we need political leaders who ethically refuse to use
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
The U.S. election results may well be world-changing if Donald Trump, right, gets in, writes Rose LeMay, adding that things are too unstable everywhere for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph

Between wars and fears of fascism in the U.S., there’s plenty to be scared about

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
  • In a time of fear and legitimate risks from too many parts of the world, we need political leaders who ethically refuse to use

Between wars and fears of fascism in the U.S., there’s plenty to be scared about

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
  • In a time of fear and legitimate risks from too many parts of the world, we need political leaders who ethically refuse to use
The U.S. election results may well be world-changing if Donald Trump, right, gets in, writes Rose LeMay, adding that things are too unstable everywhere for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. We don’t have anything like this museum in Canada for Indigenous history and culture, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ajay_suresh

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. We don’t have anything like this museum in Canada for Indigenous history and culture, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ajay_suresh

Residential school denialism should be illegal

  • The residential schools system was a genocide, and Indigenous Peoples don't need more hatred today. For the love of this country, all political party
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
Survivor Keith Chiefmoon speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Residential school denialism should be illegal

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
  • The residential schools system was a genocide, and Indigenous Peoples don't need more hatred today. For the love of this country, all political party

Residential school denialism should be illegal

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
  • The residential schools system was a genocide, and Indigenous Peoples don't need more hatred today. For the love of this country, all political party
Survivor Keith Chiefmoon speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

  • On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 30, 2024
On this National Day of Reconciliation, Canadians should use their sacred spaces to raise awareness about reconciliation, to build consensus to demand change together, and to build hope about a future in which policing safely serves Indigenous Canadians,' writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 30, 2024
  • On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their

Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 30, 2024
  • On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their
On this National Day of Reconciliation, Canadians should use their sacred spaces to raise awareness about reconciliation, to build consensus to demand change together, and to build hope about a future in which policing safely serves Indigenous Canadians,' writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

How to know when media are ‘sanewashing’ politics

  • It’s time we stopped the embarrassed and awkward bystanding when politicians blather nonsense and conspiracies.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 16, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
If Donald Trump was your uncle at the family dinner talking smack, you’d be incredulous, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

How to know when media are ‘sanewashing’ politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 16, 2024
  • It’s time we stopped the embarrassed and awkward bystanding when politicians blather nonsense and conspiracies.

How to know when media are ‘sanewashing’ politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 16, 2024
  • It’s time we stopped the embarrassed and awkward bystanding when politicians blather nonsense and conspiracies.
Donald Trump
If Donald Trump was your uncle at the family dinner talking smack, you’d be incredulous, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

  • The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 2, 2024
It was a breath of fresh air to hear the righteous outrage about the crimes voiced by a judge, albeit couched in legalities, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 2, 2024
  • The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 2, 2024
  • The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against
It was a breath of fresh air to hear the righteous outrage about the crimes voiced by a judge, albeit couched in legalities, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

  • This September and on this National Day of Reconciliation, take the time to consider the amount of expertise in Indigenous communities, the strength to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 19, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree. The government should cover the costs at searches at all sites with unmarked graves potentially holding the bodies of Indigenous children, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 19, 2024
  • This September and on this National Day of Reconciliation, take the time to consider the amount of expertise in Indigenous communities, the strength to

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 19, 2024
  • This September and on this National Day of Reconciliation, take the time to consider the amount of expertise in Indigenous communities, the strength to
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree. The government should cover the costs at searches at all sites with unmarked graves potentially holding the bodies of Indigenous children, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An authoritarian hurricane approaches. Can democracy stop it?

  • All the signs are there for the rise of fascism. The angst is that we see it coming like a hurricane. The question remaining
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 8, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been given a stage to yell his fakery and straight up lies, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

An authoritarian hurricane approaches. Can democracy stop it?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 8, 2024
  • All the signs are there for the rise of fascism. The angst is that we see it coming like a hurricane. The question remaining

An authoritarian hurricane approaches. Can democracy stop it?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 8, 2024
  • All the signs are there for the rise of fascism. The angst is that we see it coming like a hurricane. The question remaining
Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been given a stage to yell his fakery and straight up lies, writes Rose LeMay. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
Sec. 35 acknowledges Indigenous Peoples were here first, have rights that nobody can erase, and—this is where things get a bit fuzzy—what are those rights? But let’s skip right over that because courts across Canada are debating the innards of this box of rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.
Sec. 35 acknowledges Indigenous Peoples were here first, have rights that nobody can erase, and—this is where things get a bit fuzzy—what are those rights? But let’s skip right over that because courts across Canada are debating the innards of this box of rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What could have been for reconciliation

  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
A woman, pictured June 21, 2018, takes part in the National Indigenous Peoples' Day Ceremony in Hull at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What could have been for reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 

What could have been for reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 
A woman, pictured June 21, 2018, takes part in the National Indigenous Peoples' Day Ceremony in Hull at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dawson Creek gets on the map for all the wrong reasons

  • Dawson Creek has become the last stop before people who go missing. Four people have gone missing from this small town in the last year. Two
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 3, 2024
Darylyn Supernant, left, Dave Daniel Domingo, Renée Didier (Supernant), and Cole Hosack. Didier was found dead near Dawson Creek on May 18, 2024. The mother of two was last seen on Dec. 3, 2023. The three others were still reported missing from Dawson Creek since 2023. Photographs courtesy of Dawson Creek RCMP

Dawson Creek gets on the map for all the wrong reasons

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 3, 2024
  • Dawson Creek has become the last stop before people who go missing. Four people have gone missing from this small town in the last year. Two

Dawson Creek gets on the map for all the wrong reasons

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 3, 2024
  • Dawson Creek has become the last stop before people who go missing. Four people have gone missing from this small town in the last year. Two
Darylyn Supernant, left, Dave Daniel Domingo, Renée Didier (Supernant), and Cole Hosack. Didier was found dead near Dawson Creek on May 18, 2024. The mother of two was last seen on Dec. 3, 2023. The three others were still reported missing from Dawson Creek since 2023. Photographs courtesy of Dawson Creek RCMP

The day Indigenous Peoples took a major step forward in healing

  • Going forward, mainstream governments need to stop talking to questionable self-proclaiming Indigenous groups.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 20, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree. It’s the government's legal requirement to uphold the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with the Indigenous Peoples, not with fake groups, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The day Indigenous Peoples took a major step forward in healing

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 20, 2024
  • Going forward, mainstream governments need to stop talking to questionable self-proclaiming Indigenous groups.

The day Indigenous Peoples took a major step forward in healing

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 20, 2024
  • Going forward, mainstream governments need to stop talking to questionable self-proclaiming Indigenous groups.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree. It’s the government's legal requirement to uphold the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with the Indigenous Peoples, not with fake groups, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bring back civility and morality to the House before it’s gone

  • Last week's disgraceful incident in the House should have all federal elected officials hanging their heads in shame. Just how did you let it get
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 6, 2024
When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'wacko' for a policy position last week, it went beyond expectations of professionalism. Poilievre exhibited childish behaviour which doesn’t meet anybody’s metrics for leadership. But Trudeau doesn't get a free pass, either, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bring back civility and morality to the House before it’s gone

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 6, 2024
  • Last week's disgraceful incident in the House should have all federal elected officials hanging their heads in shame. Just how did you let it get

Bring back civility and morality to the House before it’s gone

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 6, 2024
  • Last week's disgraceful incident in the House should have all federal elected officials hanging their heads in shame. Just how did you let it get
When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'wacko' for a policy position last week, it went beyond expectations of professionalism. Poilievre exhibited childish behaviour which doesn’t meet anybody’s metrics for leadership. But Trudeau doesn't get a free pass, either, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We must demand greater accountability from police

  • If MPs felt the same fear that Indigenous peoples do when they see an RCMP officer, maybe—just maybe—we’d see some urgency.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 15, 2024
RCMP Commissioner Michel Duheme. Civilian oversight and accountability of policing is an essential plank of any democracy, writes Rose LeMay.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We must demand greater accountability from police

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 15, 2024
  • If MPs felt the same fear that Indigenous peoples do when they see an RCMP officer, maybe—just maybe—we’d see some urgency.

We must demand greater accountability from police

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 15, 2024
  • If MPs felt the same fear that Indigenous peoples do when they see an RCMP officer, maybe—just maybe—we’d see some urgency.
RCMP Commissioner Michel Duheme. Civilian oversight and accountability of policing is an essential plank of any democracy, writes Rose LeMay.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s not comedy to make money off a mass murderer

  • Jokes about murderers and the real risks to Indigenous women is not comedy, it’s monetized hate speech.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Families of Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill in 2017. Meanwhile, the Danger Cats, a so-called comedy troop whose shows have been cancelled across Canada, makes fun of the Pickton murders. It’s disgusting to make fun of the real risks to Indigenous women, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s not comedy to make money off a mass murderer

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
  • Jokes about murderers and the real risks to Indigenous women is not comedy, it’s monetized hate speech.

It’s not comedy to make money off a mass murderer

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
  • Jokes about murderers and the real risks to Indigenous women is not comedy, it’s monetized hate speech.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Families of Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill in 2017. Meanwhile, the Danger Cats, a so-called comedy troop whose shows have been cancelled across Canada, makes fun of the Pickton murders. It’s disgusting to make fun of the real risks to Indigenous women, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our day to talk about the elimination of racism

  • When we talk about the elimination of racism, health care and mental health should be at the top of the list in order to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 18, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured Feb. 29, 2024, at a press conference to announce the government’s introduction of the Pharmacare Act. Provincial health ministers and premiers across the country should legislate the Joyce's Principal into law in order to end racism against Indigenous Peoples in Canada's health-care systems, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our day to talk about the elimination of racism

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 18, 2024
  • When we talk about the elimination of racism, health care and mental health should be at the top of the list in order to

Our day to talk about the elimination of racism

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 18, 2024
  • When we talk about the elimination of racism, health care and mental health should be at the top of the list in order to
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured Feb. 29, 2024, at a press conference to announce the government’s introduction of the Pharmacare Act. Provincial health ministers and premiers across the country should legislate the Joyce's Principal into law in order to end racism against Indigenous Peoples in Canada's health-care systems, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

About those land acknowledgments

  • Indigenous Peoples see the hypocrisy of land acknowledgments without any work to back them up. Don’t stop affirming Indigenous Peoples at the start of meetings,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 4, 2024
University of Ottawa chancellor and Elder Claudette Commanda speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

About those land acknowledgments

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 4, 2024
  • Indigenous Peoples see the hypocrisy of land acknowledgments without any work to back them up. Don’t stop affirming Indigenous Peoples at the start of meetings,

About those land acknowledgments

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 4, 2024
  • Indigenous Peoples see the hypocrisy of land acknowledgments without any work to back them up. Don’t stop affirming Indigenous Peoples at the start of meetings,
University of Ottawa chancellor and Elder Claudette Commanda speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This is what reconciliation looks like and it’s the Churchill Health Centre

  • The health centre in Churchill, Man., is the community’s heart and soul, and some say it's the reason the community has had no suicides
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 19, 2024
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, pictured with his family and supporters after winning the province's election on Oct. 3, 2023, is expected to visit Churchill, Man., writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

This is what reconciliation looks like and it’s the Churchill Health Centre

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 19, 2024
  • The health centre in Churchill, Man., is the community’s heart and soul, and some say it's the reason the community has had no suicides

This is what reconciliation looks like and it’s the Churchill Health Centre

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 19, 2024
  • The health centre in Churchill, Man., is the community’s heart and soul, and some say it's the reason the community has had no suicides
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, pictured with his family and supporters after winning the province's election on Oct. 3, 2023, is expected to visit Churchill, Man., writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
A person holds up a feather at the ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were
A person holds up a feather at the ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why is reconciliation stalling in federal departments?

  • The wars, the economy, and the possible election year appear to be more important priorities than reconciliation. But every one of these challenges also
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 22, 2024
Former Progressive Conservative MP Chief Willie Littlechild attends the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20, 2023. Eighty-one of the TRC's 94 Calls are still outstanding, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why is reconciliation stalling in federal departments?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 22, 2024
  • The wars, the economy, and the possible election year appear to be more important priorities than reconciliation. But every one of these challenges also

Why is reconciliation stalling in federal departments?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 22, 2024
  • The wars, the economy, and the possible election year appear to be more important priorities than reconciliation. But every one of these challenges also
Former Progressive Conservative MP Chief Willie Littlechild attends the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20, 2023. Eighty-one of the TRC's 94 Calls are still outstanding, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The year 2023: reconciliation in review

  • Perhaps 2024 will be the year that federal departments are forced to report on reconciliation measures, not just empty commitments and intentions. To paraphrase
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
The recognition for the most impactful work for Indigenous Peoples goes to Cindy Blackstock, pictured at the UNIFOR convention in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2016. Nobody comes close to the level of impact that she has made for Indigenous kids in 2023, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The year 2023: reconciliation in review

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
  • Perhaps 2024 will be the year that federal departments are forced to report on reconciliation measures, not just empty commitments and intentions. To paraphrase

The year 2023: reconciliation in review

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
  • Perhaps 2024 will be the year that federal departments are forced to report on reconciliation measures, not just empty commitments and intentions. To paraphrase
The recognition for the most impactful work for Indigenous Peoples goes to Cindy Blackstock, pictured at the UNIFOR convention in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2016. Nobody comes close to the level of impact that she has made for Indigenous kids in 2023, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is it better to talk about unity and not practise it, or not talk about it at all? 

  • Somehow the AFN always ends up in this place when selecting leaders: culture fighting against progress. Decolonized leadership is about the capacity to grow. I’ll vote
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 7, 2023
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse addresses the Special Chiefs’ Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is it better to talk about unity and not practise it, or not talk about it at all? 

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 7, 2023
  • Somehow the AFN always ends up in this place when selecting leaders: culture fighting against progress. Decolonized leadership is about the capacity to grow. I’ll vote

Is it better to talk about unity and not practise it, or not talk about it at all? 

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 7, 2023
  • Somehow the AFN always ends up in this place when selecting leaders: culture fighting against progress. Decolonized leadership is about the capacity to grow. I’ll vote
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse addresses the Special Chiefs’ Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Tis the season for political renewal? Don’t hold your breath

  • Politics is going to take us all down. In its current form of cut-throat competitiveness and ruthless party controls, superficiality and the soundbite, it
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 27, 2023
Politics is going to take us all down: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, front left, Conservative deputy leaders Melissa Lantsman and Andrew Scheer. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, back row left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Tis the season for political renewal? Don’t hold your breath

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 27, 2023
  • Politics is going to take us all down. In its current form of cut-throat competitiveness and ruthless party controls, superficiality and the soundbite, it

‘Tis the season for political renewal? Don’t hold your breath

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 27, 2023
  • Politics is going to take us all down. In its current form of cut-throat competitiveness and ruthless party controls, superficiality and the soundbite, it
Politics is going to take us all down: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, front left, Conservative deputy leaders Melissa Lantsman and Andrew Scheer. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, back row left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What is so surprising about the demand for ‘change’ in reconciliation?

  • Institutions might just stop protecting processes and procedures that have historically and currently created barriers for Indigenous Peoples. Instead of refusing to consider how to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 13, 2023
The Survivors' flag, an expression of remembrance meant to honour residential school survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada, seen on Parliament Hill on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What is so surprising about the demand for ‘change’ in reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 13, 2023
  • Institutions might just stop protecting processes and procedures that have historically and currently created barriers for Indigenous Peoples. Instead of refusing to consider how to

What is so surprising about the demand for ‘change’ in reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 13, 2023
  • Institutions might just stop protecting processes and procedures that have historically and currently created barriers for Indigenous Peoples. Instead of refusing to consider how to
The Survivors' flag, an expression of remembrance meant to honour residential school survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada, seen on Parliament Hill on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nurses and docs are not okay

  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
Canada's federal Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Ottawa will argue that it can’t do this because health care is a provincial/territorial mandate. It’s time to call out this fraud. Ottawa could choose to set the standard by funding Indigenous health to succeed, and to pressure provinces and territories to do similarly, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nurses and docs are not okay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like

The nurses and docs are not okay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like
Canada's federal Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Ottawa will argue that it can’t do this because health care is a provincial/territorial mandate. It’s time to call out this fraud. Ottawa could choose to set the standard by funding Indigenous health to succeed, and to pressure provinces and territories to do similarly, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Australia doubles down on colonization via a referendum

  • Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Canada share the experience of colonization: the majority making laws over the minority. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 16, 2023
Australia's coat of arms at the country's Parliament House in Canberra. Australia voted against a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on Oct. 14, but marginalized peoples' rights should not be put to a vote in the first place, writes Rose LeMay. Wikimedia Commons photograph

Australia doubles down on colonization via a referendum

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 16, 2023
  • Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Canada share the experience of colonization: the majority making laws over the minority. 

Australia doubles down on colonization via a referendum

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 16, 2023
  • Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Canada share the experience of colonization: the majority making laws over the minority. 
Australia's coat of arms at the country's Parliament House in Canberra. Australia voted against a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on Oct. 14, but marginalized peoples' rights should not be put to a vote in the first place, writes Rose LeMay. Wikimedia Commons photograph
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Speak out against racism, demand wholesale change in Canada’s police forces

  • OTTAWA—In the second quarter of 2020, racism and police brutality was brought to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. Black Americans, Native Americans, and
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 15, 2020
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating in Ottawa in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation and against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline. In the second quarter of 2020, racism and police brutality was brought to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. Black Americans, Native Americans, and allies closed down American cities as a measure of the stark and desperate urgency to change whole systems. Racism and police brutality have no place in any democracy, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speak out against racism, demand wholesale change in Canada’s police forces

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the second quarter of 2020, racism and police brutality was brought to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. Black Americans, Native Americans, and

Speak out against racism, demand wholesale change in Canada’s police forces

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the second quarter of 2020, racism and police brutality was brought to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. Black Americans, Native Americans, and
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating in Ottawa in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation and against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline. In the second quarter of 2020, racism and police brutality was brought to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. Black Americans, Native Americans, and allies closed down American cities as a measure of the stark and desperate urgency to change whole systems. Racism and police brutality have no place in any democracy, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the word ‘Elder’ is more than just a word

  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces Health Services Group has stepped into the gap in long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec, and voiced alarm at the
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 1, 2020
The provinces could follow one of the most successful programs in the past two decades in Indigenous health, the Aboriginal Head Start program, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the word ‘Elder’ is more than just a word

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces Health Services Group has stepped into the gap in long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec, and voiced alarm at the

Why the word ‘Elder’ is more than just a word

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces Health Services Group has stepped into the gap in long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec, and voiced alarm at the
The provinces could follow one of the most successful programs in the past two decades in Indigenous health, the Aboriginal Head Start program, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s justice system is in crisis, and it isn’t news

  • OTTAWA—On a snowy day in another life, I had the honour of meeting Rupert Ross. He was a Crown attorney in northern Ontario, and
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 4, 2020
B.C. Indigenous lawyers Shain Jackson, left, and Ardith Walpetko We'dalx Walkem talk about the discrimination and racism they face as lawyers, along with many other Indigenous lawyers, in a 25-minute YouTube video, 'But I Was Wearing A Suit,' a grassroots project put together in 2017 by a group of Indigenous lawyers, with the support of CLEBC and the Law Society of B.C. Screen capture images courtesy of But I Was Wearing A Suit

Canada’s justice system is in crisis, and it isn’t news

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On a snowy day in another life, I had the honour of meeting Rupert Ross. He was a Crown attorney in northern Ontario, and

Canada’s justice system is in crisis, and it isn’t news

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On a snowy day in another life, I had the honour of meeting Rupert Ross. He was a Crown attorney in northern Ontario, and
B.C. Indigenous lawyers Shain Jackson, left, and Ardith Walpetko We'dalx Walkem talk about the discrimination and racism they face as lawyers, along with many other Indigenous lawyers, in a 25-minute YouTube video, 'But I Was Wearing A Suit,' a grassroots project put together in 2017 by a group of Indigenous lawyers, with the support of CLEBC and the Law Society of B.C. Screen capture images courtesy of But I Was Wearing A Suit

Why we need race-based data on COVID-19

  • OTTAWA—With more than 30,000 Canadians tested or presumed to have COVID-19, we are facing a health crisis like no other. This crisis will also
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 20, 2020
The village of Puvirnituq in Nunavik, Que., pictured Feb. 7, 2018, is a fly-in community located on the east side of James Bay with about 1,800 people and it has most of the cases in the region of northern Quebec. But there is no reliable data nationally to show if First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are impacted more than others, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Why we need race-based data on COVID-19

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—With more than 30,000 Canadians tested or presumed to have COVID-19, we are facing a health crisis like no other. This crisis will also

Why we need race-based data on COVID-19

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—With more than 30,000 Canadians tested or presumed to have COVID-19, we are facing a health crisis like no other. This crisis will also
The village of Puvirnituq in Nunavik, Que., pictured Feb. 7, 2018, is a fly-in community located on the east side of James Bay with about 1,800 people and it has most of the cases in the region of northern Quebec. But there is no reliable data nationally to show if First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are impacted more than others, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

The month we learned that mental health is everybody’s responsibility

  • OTTAWA—In March of 2020, the world went into lockdown. We stopped going out to see friends, many stopped going to places of work and
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 6, 2020
Elder Sam Achneepineskum Sr. is from Martin Falls First Nation located on the Albany River, smack dab in the middle of northern Ontario. Elder Sam was born and raised in the northern Ontario wilderness, and grew up on the land. He shared with me that when you live a life governed by what nature provides, one values different things than a life lived in materialism and capitalism. He shared about a life and values and knowledge gained by learning to adapt to the seasons and weather, 'a course for your survival, and one learns to follow natural law,' writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

The month we learned that mental health is everybody’s responsibility

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In March of 2020, the world went into lockdown. We stopped going out to see friends, many stopped going to places of work and

The month we learned that mental health is everybody’s responsibility

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In March of 2020, the world went into lockdown. We stopped going out to see friends, many stopped going to places of work and
Elder Sam Achneepineskum Sr. is from Martin Falls First Nation located on the Albany River, smack dab in the middle of northern Ontario. Elder Sam was born and raised in the northern Ontario wilderness, and grew up on the land. He shared with me that when you live a life governed by what nature provides, one values different things than a life lived in materialism and capitalism. He shared about a life and values and knowledge gained by learning to adapt to the seasons and weather, 'a course for your survival, and one learns to follow natural law,' writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

What the coronavirus shutdown might mean for Indigenous policy

  • OTTAWA—Anybody else waking up each morning, and dreading picking up your phone? What else has changed while we tried to sleep? COVID-19 is the
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 23, 2020
Imagine a health system in which a national pharmacy program was built because the federal, provincial and territorial governments continued their collaboration and skills to work well together. Imagine a new Indigenous health system built across jurisdictions, even blatantly ignored jurisdictions because this is what is needed to address the health needs for the population, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the coronavirus shutdown might mean for Indigenous policy

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Anybody else waking up each morning, and dreading picking up your phone? What else has changed while we tried to sleep? COVID-19 is the

What the coronavirus shutdown might mean for Indigenous policy

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Anybody else waking up each morning, and dreading picking up your phone? What else has changed while we tried to sleep? COVID-19 is the
Imagine a health system in which a national pharmacy program was built because the federal, provincial and territorial governments continued their collaboration and skills to work well together. Imagine a new Indigenous health system built across jurisdictions, even blatantly ignored jurisdictions because this is what is needed to address the health needs for the population, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why we need more Indigenous heroes

  • OTTAWA—On Friday, March 6, Canada’s largest celebration of Indigenous leadership occurred in Ottawa, the Indspire Awards. The national organization notes “the Indspire Awards represents
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 9, 2020
Gina Wilson, pictured in this file photo, is the senior associate deputy minister of diversity, inclusion, and youth at the department of Canadian Heritage and she was honoured at the Indspire Awards in Ottawa on Friday night. Ms. Wilson is from Kitigan Zibi just north of Ottawa, and 'every single Indigenous employee in the federal public service knows who she is. She is a hero and a role model,' writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Why we need more Indigenous heroes

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On Friday, March 6, Canada’s largest celebration of Indigenous leadership occurred in Ottawa, the Indspire Awards. The national organization notes “the Indspire Awards represents

Why we need more Indigenous heroes

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On Friday, March 6, Canada’s largest celebration of Indigenous leadership occurred in Ottawa, the Indspire Awards. The national organization notes “the Indspire Awards represents
Gina Wilson, pictured in this file photo, is the senior associate deputy minister of diversity, inclusion, and youth at the department of Canadian Heritage and she was honoured at the Indspire Awards in Ottawa on Friday night. Ms. Wilson is from Kitigan Zibi just north of Ottawa, and 'every single Indigenous employee in the federal public service knows who she is. She is a hero and a role model,' writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We’re adding to the crisis in the relationship with Indigenous peoples

  • OTTAWA—We are adding to the crisis in the relationship with Indigenous peoples. It’s a crisis. Many people are scrambling to come up with policy
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 24, 2020
A drummer, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, sings at the corner of Metcalfe Street and Laurier West Avenue in a march in support of the Wet'suwet'en land defenders in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We’re adding to the crisis in the relationship with Indigenous peoples

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—We are adding to the crisis in the relationship with Indigenous peoples. It’s a crisis. Many people are scrambling to come up with policy

We’re adding to the crisis in the relationship with Indigenous peoples

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—We are adding to the crisis in the relationship with Indigenous peoples. It’s a crisis. Many people are scrambling to come up with policy
A drummer, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, sings at the corner of Metcalfe Street and Laurier West Avenue in a march in support of the Wet'suwet'en land defenders in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to stop the epidemic of racist health care against Indigenous peoples

  • OTTAWA—There is a pervasive stereotype in the health-care system that Indigenous peoples are all drunks. Every single Indigenous person that I know has personal
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2020
Last December, I had the fortunate and unique experience of being admitted to the Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto, pictured. It was one of the best health-care experiences in my life. I experienced no racism, at no point did any staff member talk down to me, assume I was drunk, belittle my pain, nor treat me any less than any other Canadian, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

We need to stop the epidemic of racist health care against Indigenous peoples

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—There is a pervasive stereotype in the health-care system that Indigenous peoples are all drunks. Every single Indigenous person that I know has personal

We need to stop the epidemic of racist health care against Indigenous peoples

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—There is a pervasive stereotype in the health-care system that Indigenous peoples are all drunks. Every single Indigenous person that I know has personal
Last December, I had the fortunate and unique experience of being admitted to the Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto, pictured. It was one of the best health-care experiences in my life. I experienced no racism, at no point did any staff member talk down to me, assume I was drunk, belittle my pain, nor treat me any less than any other Canadian, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Correctional investigator’s scathing report illustrates Canada’s refusal to protect its own citizens

  • OTTAWA—Is reconciliation dead? Last week the Office of the Correctional Investigator issued a scathing report on the state of Indigenous people in federal prisons.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2020
Last week the Office of the Correctional Investigator issued a scathing report on the state of Indigenous people in federal prisons. It’s bad. The overall proportion of Indigenous people is at 30 per cent, and for Indigenous women the figure is even higher. Photograph courtesy Pixabay

Correctional investigator’s scathing report illustrates Canada’s refusal to protect its own citizens

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Is reconciliation dead? Last week the Office of the Correctional Investigator issued a scathing report on the state of Indigenous people in federal prisons.

Correctional investigator’s scathing report illustrates Canada’s refusal to protect its own citizens

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Is reconciliation dead? Last week the Office of the Correctional Investigator issued a scathing report on the state of Indigenous people in federal prisons.
Last week the Office of the Correctional Investigator issued a scathing report on the state of Indigenous people in federal prisons. It’s bad. The overall proportion of Indigenous people is at 30 per cent, and for Indigenous women the figure is even higher. Photograph courtesy Pixabay

Build understanding, build respect: how hard can it be?

  • OTTAWA—I teach about cultural competence and the lack of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. One of the consistent responses from non-Indigenous participants is
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 13, 2020
Red Sky Performance, pictured on Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. One of the consistent responses from non-Indigenous participants is shock about the amount of pain that some Indigenous families go through, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Build understanding, build respect: how hard can it be?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—I teach about cultural competence and the lack of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. One of the consistent responses from non-Indigenous participants is

Build understanding, build respect: how hard can it be?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—I teach about cultural competence and the lack of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. One of the consistent responses from non-Indigenous participants is
Red Sky Performance, pictured on Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. One of the consistent responses from non-Indigenous participants is shock about the amount of pain that some Indigenous families go through, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Imagine a different future for Indigenous Canada

  • OTTAWA—I was going to write about the new federal cabinet. Then I heard Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller spout the same doublespeak as his
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2019
Canada's new federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured with his wife and daughter on Nov. 20, 2019, shortly before being sworn into cabinet in Ottawa at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Imagine a different future for Indigenous Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2019
  • OTTAWA—I was going to write about the new federal cabinet. Then I heard Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller spout the same doublespeak as his

Imagine a different future for Indigenous Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2019
  • OTTAWA—I was going to write about the new federal cabinet. Then I heard Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller spout the same doublespeak as his
Canada's new federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured with his wife and daughter on Nov. 20, 2019, shortly before being sworn into cabinet in Ottawa at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do we have a responsibility to do something about Thunder Bay?

  • OTTAWA—A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see Thunder Bay, Ont., again, and it was winter already. I travelled there to attend
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 2, 2019
Author and journalist Tanya Talaga, pictured March 29, 2019, at the Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa. Ms. Talaga's award-winning book, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City, chronicles the death of seven young First Nations people in Thunder Bay, Ont., between 2000 and 2011. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do we have a responsibility to do something about Thunder Bay?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 2, 2019
  • OTTAWA—A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see Thunder Bay, Ont., again, and it was winter already. I travelled there to attend

Do we have a responsibility to do something about Thunder Bay?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 2, 2019
  • OTTAWA—A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see Thunder Bay, Ont., again, and it was winter already. I travelled there to attend
Author and journalist Tanya Talaga, pictured March 29, 2019, at the Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa. Ms. Talaga's award-winning book, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City, chronicles the death of seven young First Nations people in Thunder Bay, Ont., between 2000 and 2011. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential ministers should have excellent cultural competence

  • OTTAWA—One of the ways that the Government of Canada can reduce conflict with Indigenous peoples is by valuing, even demanding, that ministers have excellent
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2019
Cultural competence is a lifelong journey. It is not built in a two-hour seminar, nor a checkbox of 'how to successfully interact with Inuit,' nor a couple pages on the art or dance of First Nations, writes Rose LeMay. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures are diverse and deep and amazing, all 700 or so cultures. Th Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential ministers should have excellent cultural competence

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of the ways that the Government of Canada can reduce conflict with Indigenous peoples is by valuing, even demanding, that ministers have excellent

Potential ministers should have excellent cultural competence

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 18, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of the ways that the Government of Canada can reduce conflict with Indigenous peoples is by valuing, even demanding, that ministers have excellent
Cultural competence is a lifelong journey. It is not built in a two-hour seminar, nor a checkbox of 'how to successfully interact with Inuit,' nor a couple pages on the art or dance of First Nations, writes Rose LeMay. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures are diverse and deep and amazing, all 700 or so cultures. Th Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s a new day for Indigenous rights in Canada

  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 24, 2019, British Columbia tabled legislation to align provincial law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2019
On Oct. 24, 2019, British Columbia tabled legislation to align provincial law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Photograph courtesy of Government of British Columbia/Flickr

It’s a new day for Indigenous rights in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 24, 2019, British Columbia tabled legislation to align provincial law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

It’s a new day for Indigenous rights in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 24, 2019, British Columbia tabled legislation to align provincial law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
On Oct. 24, 2019, British Columbia tabled legislation to align provincial law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Photograph courtesy of Government of British Columbia/Flickr

#Elxn43 report card result: needs improvement for Indigenous inclusion

  • OTTAWA—I never thought a 40-day campaign period could be so long. So many words and so little principle. We looked for opportunities to engage
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2019
Protesters, pictured on Jan. 8, 2018, took to the streets in Ottawa in solidarity with Indigenous peoples who had earlier been arrested at Wet’suwet’en camp in British Columbia. Instead of the urgent conversations needed to address the future of health and social services including for Indigenous peoples, this priority for many Canadians and Indigenous health-care leaders, we received the odd recycled, table-drop announcement. Indigenous health and well-being were politicized for partisan gain, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

#Elxn43 report card result: needs improvement for Indigenous inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2019
  • OTTAWA—I never thought a 40-day campaign period could be so long. So many words and so little principle. We looked for opportunities to engage

#Elxn43 report card result: needs improvement for Indigenous inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2019
  • OTTAWA—I never thought a 40-day campaign period could be so long. So many words and so little principle. We looked for opportunities to engage
Protesters, pictured on Jan. 8, 2018, took to the streets in Ottawa in solidarity with Indigenous peoples who had earlier been arrested at Wet’suwet’en camp in British Columbia. Instead of the urgent conversations needed to address the future of health and social services including for Indigenous peoples, this priority for many Canadians and Indigenous health-care leaders, we received the odd recycled, table-drop announcement. Indigenous health and well-being were politicized for partisan gain, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s talk about a different model of governance

  • OTTAWA—Jody Wilson Raybould is running as an Independent candidate in Vancouver-Granville following the SNC-Lavalin affair this past winter and her separation from the Liberal
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2019
Jody Wilson Raybould, pictured Feb. 27, 2019, on the Hill. This might be a stretch, but I would hope a coalition government would encompass leaders like Ms. Wilson-Raybould, Jane Philpott, Celina Caesar-Chavannes, and others with unique and valuable perspectives, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s talk about a different model of governance

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Jody Wilson Raybould is running as an Independent candidate in Vancouver-Granville following the SNC-Lavalin affair this past winter and her separation from the Liberal

Let’s talk about a different model of governance

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Jody Wilson Raybould is running as an Independent candidate in Vancouver-Granville following the SNC-Lavalin affair this past winter and her separation from the Liberal
Jody Wilson Raybould, pictured Feb. 27, 2019, on the Hill. This might be a stretch, but I would hope a coalition government would encompass leaders like Ms. Wilson-Raybould, Jane Philpott, Celina Caesar-Chavannes, and others with unique and valuable perspectives, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When is an apology good enough?

  • OTTAWA—When is an apology good enough? As most Canadians, I watched the brownface incident and response on Sept. 18 and felt a range of
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 23, 2019

When is an apology good enough?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 23, 2019
  • OTTAWA—When is an apology good enough? As most Canadians, I watched the brownface incident and response on Sept. 18 and felt a range of

When is an apology good enough?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 23, 2019
  • OTTAWA—When is an apology good enough? As most Canadians, I watched the brownface incident and response on Sept. 18 and felt a range of

The myth and opportunity of the Indigenous vote

  • OTTAWA—It’s election time again, and time when political parties look to build voter support from voters across the country. Are Indigenous votes included in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 9, 2019
Rose LeMay, who is Tlingit from the West Coast and CEO of the Indigenous Reconciliation Group, says, 'It’s time to challenge the notion that Indigenous issues are about Indigenous peoples. This is Canada’s enduring myth.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The myth and opportunity of the Indigenous vote

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 9, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It’s election time again, and time when political parties look to build voter support from voters across the country. Are Indigenous votes included in

The myth and opportunity of the Indigenous vote

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 9, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It’s election time again, and time when political parties look to build voter support from voters across the country. Are Indigenous votes included in
Rose LeMay, who is Tlingit from the West Coast and CEO of the Indigenous Reconciliation Group, says, 'It’s time to challenge the notion that Indigenous issues are about Indigenous peoples. This is Canada’s enduring myth.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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