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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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Leadership in an age of disinformation is impossible without respectful relationships

  • OTTAWA—Aggressive convoys, conflicts, and wars all share a similar foundation—a decision to speak and act over others regardless of their rights and absent of
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 31, 2022
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Dec. 6, 2021, on the Hill. Do we expect that political leaders and influencers in this country speak truth with a sense of responsibility to each other? Do we demand that political leaders and influencers speak with responsibility not only to their own followers but also to those who might disagree? If not, why not, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leadership in an age of disinformation is impossible without respectful relationships

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Aggressive convoys, conflicts, and wars all share a similar foundation—a decision to speak and act over others regardless of their rights and absent of

Leadership in an age of disinformation is impossible without respectful relationships

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Aggressive convoys, conflicts, and wars all share a similar foundation—a decision to speak and act over others regardless of their rights and absent of
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Dec. 6, 2021, on the Hill. Do we expect that political leaders and influencers in this country speak truth with a sense of responsibility to each other? Do we demand that political leaders and influencers speak with responsibility not only to their own followers but also to those who might disagree? If not, why not, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Instead of fining the unvaccinated, let’s fine the politicians who fan the flames

  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier François Legault is forging a unique approach again: fine the unvaccinated. And immediately voices rise up in horror across the country to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 17, 2022
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 12, 2019, and who tested positive for COVID last week, choses a distinctly southern-U.S.-state approach, let COVID run free and we’ll all be free, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Instead of fining the unvaccinated, let’s fine the politicians who fan the flames

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier François Legault is forging a unique approach again: fine the unvaccinated. And immediately voices rise up in horror across the country to

Instead of fining the unvaccinated, let’s fine the politicians who fan the flames

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier François Legault is forging a unique approach again: fine the unvaccinated. And immediately voices rise up in horror across the country to
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 12, 2019, and who tested positive for COVID last week, choses a distinctly southern-U.S.-state approach, let COVID run free and we’ll all be free, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s not the first time a government tried to restrict what people can wear

  • OTTAWA—Elementary school teacher Fatemeh Anvari was forced out of her classroom in Chelsea because she wears a hijab, thanks to Bill 21 which rules
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 20, 2021
The Low Down to Hull and Back News in Wakefield, Que., broke what became a national story about elementary school teacher Fatemeh Anvari who was forced out of her classroom in Chelsea because she wears a hijab, thanks to Bill 21 which rules that civil servants not wear any religious symbols. Image courtesy of The Low Down

It’s not the first time a government tried to restrict what people can wear

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Elementary school teacher Fatemeh Anvari was forced out of her classroom in Chelsea because she wears a hijab, thanks to Bill 21 which rules

It’s not the first time a government tried to restrict what people can wear

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Elementary school teacher Fatemeh Anvari was forced out of her classroom in Chelsea because she wears a hijab, thanks to Bill 21 which rules
The Low Down to Hull and Back News in Wakefield, Que., broke what became a national story about elementary school teacher Fatemeh Anvari who was forced out of her classroom in Chelsea because she wears a hijab, thanks to Bill 21 which rules that civil servants not wear any religious symbols. Image courtesy of The Low Down

There is no doubt the RCMP is a failed institution

  • OTTAWA—It must be nice to not to fear the national police. It must be reassuring to have a level of trust in them. That
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 6, 2021
People, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020, at a rally in support of Wet’suwet’en land defenders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There is no doubt the RCMP is a failed institution

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 6, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It must be nice to not to fear the national police. It must be reassuring to have a level of trust in them. That

There is no doubt the RCMP is a failed institution

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 6, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It must be nice to not to fear the national police. It must be reassuring to have a level of trust in them. That
People, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020, at a rally in support of Wet’suwet’en land defenders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pretendians in our midst

  • OTTAWA—Pretendian: Canadian of settler descent and values who claims to be Indigenous in order to gain monetary benefit. And so deeply ironic. Indigenous peoples
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 8, 2021
Indigenous women, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, protesting against the Coastal Gas Pipeline. The question of Indigenous identity must go back to the grandmothers to determine. Grandmothers might just uphold a principle of grace—just like holders of counterfeit currency, the holder might not know it’s counterfeit. And grandmothers might just adopt people like we used to do traditionally. Reconciliation means the outsider never defines nor restricts an Indigenous individual’s identity nor belonging. It is up to the community, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pretendians in our midst

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 8, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Pretendian: Canadian of settler descent and values who claims to be Indigenous in order to gain monetary benefit. And so deeply ironic. Indigenous peoples

Pretendians in our midst

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 8, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Pretendian: Canadian of settler descent and values who claims to be Indigenous in order to gain monetary benefit. And so deeply ironic. Indigenous peoples
Indigenous women, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, protesting against the Coastal Gas Pipeline. The question of Indigenous identity must go back to the grandmothers to determine. Grandmothers might just uphold a principle of grace—just like holders of counterfeit currency, the holder might not know it’s counterfeit. And grandmothers might just adopt people like we used to do traditionally. Reconciliation means the outsider never defines nor restricts an Indigenous individual’s identity nor belonging. It is up to the community, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legislate reconciliation, take it out of the whims of partisan politics

  • OTTAWA—When Germany was defeated in World War II, infrastructure was ruined, the economy destroyed, separated east from west, and some wondered if the country
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 25, 2021
Learn and tell the truth. Canada has been a great country for many, but not for all. When leaders attempt to glorify its history, Indigenous peoples, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 30, marking Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, are intentionally erased and their experiences denied. Criminalize residential school denial and hate speech against Indigenous peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Legislate reconciliation, take it out of the whims of partisan politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 25, 2021
  • OTTAWA—When Germany was defeated in World War II, infrastructure was ruined, the economy destroyed, separated east from west, and some wondered if the country

Legislate reconciliation, take it out of the whims of partisan politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 25, 2021
  • OTTAWA—When Germany was defeated in World War II, infrastructure was ruined, the economy destroyed, separated east from west, and some wondered if the country
Learn and tell the truth. Canada has been a great country for many, but not for all. When leaders attempt to glorify its history, Indigenous peoples, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 30, marking Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, are intentionally erased and their experiences denied. Criminalize residential school denial and hate speech against Indigenous peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Might be time for Trudeau to bring on an Indigenous Elders’ Circle to provide advice

  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 29, the prime minister gave a particularly good speech on Parliament Hill in a special ceremony to honour the children lost at
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 11, 2021
While the prime minister flew off for a family vacation on the first-ever National Indigenous Reconciliation Day, hundreds walked to Parliament Hill to mark the statutory holiday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Might be time for Trudeau to bring on an Indigenous Elders’ Circle to provide advice

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 11, 2021
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 29, the prime minister gave a particularly good speech on Parliament Hill in a special ceremony to honour the children lost at

Might be time for Trudeau to bring on an Indigenous Elders’ Circle to provide advice

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 11, 2021
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 29, the prime minister gave a particularly good speech on Parliament Hill in a special ceremony to honour the children lost at
While the prime minister flew off for a family vacation on the first-ever National Indigenous Reconciliation Day, hundreds walked to Parliament Hill to mark the statutory holiday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What does it take to do real reconciliation?

  • OTTAWA—Six years after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and here we are—struggling to get consensus in Canada to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2021
Not only do Canadians need to come to grips with the facts that the country has ardently fought against Indigenous rights, and just as resolutely stood idly by as children died. But Canadians are also coming to grips with the fact that the federal government is still not acting in the best interest of Indigenous kids, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What does it take to do real reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Six years after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and here we are—struggling to get consensus in Canada to

What does it take to do real reconciliation?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Six years after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and here we are—struggling to get consensus in Canada to
Not only do Canadians need to come to grips with the facts that the country has ardently fought against Indigenous rights, and just as resolutely stood idly by as children died. But Canadians are also coming to grips with the fact that the federal government is still not acting in the best interest of Indigenous kids, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Don’t rush to raise the flag just yet

  • OTTAWA—It’s been four months since the news broke of 215 unmarked graves from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc at the former site of the Kamloops residential
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 20, 2021
Shoes and stuffed animals, pictured June 1, 2021, were left at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill to show respect for the lives of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were found in May on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Don’t rush to raise the flag just yet

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It’s been four months since the news broke of 215 unmarked graves from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc at the former site of the Kamloops residential

Don’t rush to raise the flag just yet

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It’s been four months since the news broke of 215 unmarked graves from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc at the former site of the Kamloops residential
Shoes and stuffed animals, pictured June 1, 2021, were left at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill to show respect for the lives of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were found in May on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Election or no, respect still missing in Canadian politics

  • OTTAWA—Let’s have an election! Why, asked the people? No good reason, he said, just because I want a majority! The void of reason to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 6, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. Canada's political parties aren't doing enough to promote diversity and respect, writes Rose Lemay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Election or no, respect still missing in Canadian politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 6, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Let’s have an election! Why, asked the people? No good reason, he said, just because I want a majority! The void of reason to

Election or no, respect still missing in Canadian politics

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 6, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Let’s have an election! Why, asked the people? No good reason, he said, just because I want a majority! The void of reason to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. Canada's political parties aren't doing enough to promote diversity and respect, writes Rose Lemay. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Once again, Indigenous trauma falls off the radar

  • If we have to do an election, then let’s talk about things that matter. What is the role of governments in the new world
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 23, 2021
Officials and schoolchildren outside Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, circa 1920. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Once again, Indigenous trauma falls off the radar

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 23, 2021
  • If we have to do an election, then let’s talk about things that matter. What is the role of governments in the new world

Once again, Indigenous trauma falls off the radar

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 23, 2021
  • If we have to do an election, then let’s talk about things that matter. What is the role of governments in the new world
Officials and schoolchildren outside Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, circa 1920. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Time to dismantle Indigenous Affairs, ban feds from Indigenous education and child welfare, prosecute church leaders

  • OTTAWA—What does accountability look like in the face of mass graves of Indigenous children? A mass grave was just found in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 26, 2021
Officials and schoolchildren, pictured outside the Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, N.W.T., circa 1920. A whole line of political and civil service leaders through history didn’t want you to know the truth—truly a Canadian pact of forgetting. Those who continue to spew some propaganda to uphold 'the good intent' of residential schools need to be held accountable, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of the Library and Archives Canada

Time to dismantle Indigenous Affairs, ban feds from Indigenous education and child welfare, prosecute church leaders

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 26, 2021
  • OTTAWA—What does accountability look like in the face of mass graves of Indigenous children? A mass grave was just found in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Time to dismantle Indigenous Affairs, ban feds from Indigenous education and child welfare, prosecute church leaders

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 26, 2021
  • OTTAWA—What does accountability look like in the face of mass graves of Indigenous children? A mass grave was just found in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Officials and schoolchildren, pictured outside the Providence Mission Indian Residential School, Fort Providence, N.W.T., circa 1920. A whole line of political and civil service leaders through history didn’t want you to know the truth—truly a Canadian pact of forgetting. Those who continue to spew some propaganda to uphold 'the good intent' of residential schools need to be held accountable, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of the Library and Archives Canada

Simon’s appointment represents hope and change

  • OTTAWA—Mary Simon’s appointment represents the type of change required for reconciliation. Known as simply Mary to many Inuit, the position of governor general is in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 12, 2021
The GG's role can be wielded in ways that influences national discourse, and there is no doubt that Mary Simon has the skill to do just that. Indigenous kids will have a strong role model in her on how to change the world, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Simon’s appointment represents hope and change

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 12, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Mary Simon’s appointment represents the type of change required for reconciliation. Known as simply Mary to many Inuit, the position of governor general is in

Simon’s appointment represents hope and change

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 12, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Mary Simon’s appointment represents the type of change required for reconciliation. Known as simply Mary to many Inuit, the position of governor general is in
The GG's role can be wielded in ways that influences national discourse, and there is no doubt that Mary Simon has the skill to do just that. Indigenous kids will have a strong role model in her on how to change the world, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

This Canada Day is about remembering the thousands of children who demand to be heard

  • OTTAWA—Kamloops. Brandon. St. Anne’s. Marieval. And the list grows. The numbers are devastating, but they should not be news. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 28, 2021
Students of the Metlakatla Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Photograph courtesy of William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada

This Canada Day is about remembering the thousands of children who demand to be heard

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 28, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Kamloops. Brandon. St. Anne’s. Marieval. And the list grows. The numbers are devastating, but they should not be news. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission

This Canada Day is about remembering the thousands of children who demand to be heard

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 28, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Kamloops. Brandon. St. Anne’s. Marieval. And the list grows. The numbers are devastating, but they should not be news. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Students of the Metlakatla Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Photograph courtesy of William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada

Why National Indigenous Day is important for all Canadians

  • OTTAWA—June 21 is National Indigenous Day, the summer solstice. Many Indigenous organizations and businesses will close. Some Indigenous people will pay more attention to
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 14, 2021
An Indigenous woman, pictured at a drumming circle on June 3, 2021, on Parliament Hill honouring the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered last month at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. National Indigenous Day on June 21 is not just for Indigenous peoples. It is a day for Canadians to pause and consider the experience of Indigenous peoples in Canada, both the good and the bad, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Why National Indigenous Day is important for all Canadians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 14, 2021
  • OTTAWA—June 21 is National Indigenous Day, the summer solstice. Many Indigenous organizations and businesses will close. Some Indigenous people will pay more attention to

Why National Indigenous Day is important for all Canadians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 14, 2021
  • OTTAWA—June 21 is National Indigenous Day, the summer solstice. Many Indigenous organizations and businesses will close. Some Indigenous people will pay more attention to
An Indigenous woman, pictured at a drumming circle on June 3, 2021, on Parliament Hill honouring the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered last month at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. National Indigenous Day on June 21 is not just for Indigenous peoples. It is a day for Canadians to pause and consider the experience of Indigenous peoples in Canada, both the good and the bad, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada is in an identity crisis, and Canadians are appalled

  • OTTAWA—Warning: this story contains distressing details. Following the announcement of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children unearthed at the site of the former
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 7, 2021
Organized by the Odawa Native Friendship Centre to honour the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered two weeks ago at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, people placed 215 pairs of shoes and boots to honour their memory at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on June 3, 2021. The discovery of the mass grave has attracted international headlines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada is in an identity crisis, and Canadians are appalled

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 7, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Warning: this story contains distressing details. Following the announcement of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children unearthed at the site of the former

Canada is in an identity crisis, and Canadians are appalled

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 7, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Warning: this story contains distressing details. Following the announcement of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children unearthed at the site of the former
Organized by the Odawa Native Friendship Centre to honour the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered two weeks ago at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, people placed 215 pairs of shoes and boots to honour their memory at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on June 3, 2021. The discovery of the mass grave has attracted international headlines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Quebec is on the land of Indigenous Nations whether you like it or not

  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier Legault wants to increase the use of French in Quebec through Bill 96, come hell or high water. As federal parties fell
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 31, 2021
Bloc Québecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced a motion in the House of Commons seeking support for Quebec's Bill 96. It received support from MPs in other parties, but was stymied by Independent MP Jody-Wilson Raybould. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec is on the land of Indigenous Nations whether you like it or not

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 31, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier Legault wants to increase the use of French in Quebec through Bill 96, come hell or high water. As federal parties fell

Quebec is on the land of Indigenous Nations whether you like it or not

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 31, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quebec Premier Legault wants to increase the use of French in Quebec through Bill 96, come hell or high water. As federal parties fell
Bloc Québecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced a motion in the House of Commons seeking support for Quebec's Bill 96. It received support from MPs in other parties, but was stymied by Independent MP Jody-Wilson Raybould. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to address the age of #MeToo in First Nations organizations

  • OTTAWA—Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 17, 2021
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through traditional Indigenous territory. Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared the roles of leadership to serve a community. It wasn’t perfect. No governance structure is perfect, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to address the age of #MeToo in First Nations organizations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared

Time to address the age of #MeToo in First Nations organizations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through traditional Indigenous territory. Once upon a time, not so long ago, First Nations and many Indigenous societies governed with balance—men and women, including Two Spirits, equally shared the roles of leadership to serve a community. It wasn’t perfect. No governance structure is perfect, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians?

  • OTTAWA—Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians? Just what is “lesbian activity”? I’m asking for a friend. Getting a short,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 3, 2021
Conservative MP Tamara Jansen, who represents Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C., attracted national attention when she seemed to suggest during third reading debate on April 16 of Bill C-6, which seeks to ban conversion therapy, that 'lesbian activity' could be stopped with counselling. Photograph courtesy of Conservative party of Canada

Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians? Just what is “lesbian activity”? I’m asking for a friend. Getting a short,

Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Are apologies enough when a political leader refuses to represent some Canadians? Just what is “lesbian activity”? I’m asking for a friend. Getting a short,
Conservative MP Tamara Jansen, who represents Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C., attracted national attention when she seemed to suggest during third reading debate on April 16 of Bill C-6, which seeks to ban conversion therapy, that 'lesbian activity' could be stopped with counselling. Photograph courtesy of Conservative party of Canada

We need to open the black-box relationship between public health officers and politicians

  • OTTAWA—Did you know that about 140 countries had zero new COVID cases last week? Canada has suffered about 67 deaths per one million population
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 19, 2021
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured Dec. 11, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to open the black-box relationship between public health officers and politicians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 19, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Did you know that about 140 countries had zero new COVID cases last week? Canada has suffered about 67 deaths per one million population

We need to open the black-box relationship between public health officers and politicians

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 19, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Did you know that about 140 countries had zero new COVID cases last week? Canada has suffered about 67 deaths per one million population
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured Dec. 11, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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