In accepting the role as Governor General, Simon brings new representation to Indigenous peoples’ extraordinary, yet often unacknowledged, centuries-old history of fighting for and defending Canada.
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Human Security and Indigenous Peoples in Canada – Infographic
Learn more about Canada’s legal and human security relationships with indigenous peoples in this infographic by Willow Hillman!
Canada’s Progressive (and Ambitious) Goals for NAFTA
Canada’s proposing new chapters for NAFTA re-negotiation talks that are some of the most socially ambitious yet.
Missing in Action: The Continued Shortage of Visible-Minority and Aboriginal Police Officers in Canada
In the final part of her 3 part series of article about underrepresented group in policing, Grace Lee analyzes the resonance of a previous report about visible-minority and aboriginal police officers shortages today.
The New Face of Justice in Canada
A short profile on the new Justice Minister of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould and the importance of her appointment to the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women.
Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada: Part I
Seema Kawar touches on the facts and causes behind the epidemic of Indigenous women who have been murdered and have gone missing in Canada.