Tag: truth and reconciliation

• Canada’s September 30th Holiday: What is it?

  

  This article takes a look at Canada’s September 30th holiday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, explaining what it is all about. Writing It Into Law On June 3, 2021, Bill C-5 – an Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code – received Royal Assent. This…

  Saige Friedman

  September 29, 2021

  History & Holidays, Indigenous History & Culture, Politics & Policy

  Canada, Indigenous Peoples, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Ontario, Reconciliation, truth, truth and reconciliation

• The Complicated Past, Present & Future of Canada Day

  

  In recent years, the shouts of Canada’s Indigenous peoples regarding the celebration of Canada Day and what it represents, have finally begun to be heard by the general public. As such, this article will be looking into the issues of residential schools (both the history and what has occurred recently in the news), topics of…

  Saige Friedman

  July 1, 2021

  History & Holidays, Indigenous History & Culture, Politics & Policy

  Canada, Canada Day, government, Indigenous history, truth and reconciliation