P.E.I. councillor says he won’t resign over sign that called unmarked Indigenous graves a hoax

Amid renewed calls for his resignation, a councillor in the village of Murray Harbour, P.E.I.,  says he will not step down over a sign he installed on his property. The sign on John Robertson’s property called the detection of unmarked graves at the former sites of residential schools in the last few years a “mass […]

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Chief, mayor call for Murray Harbour councillor’s resignation over ‘triggering’ sign

A councillor in the village of Murray Harbour, P.E.I., is being asked to step down after a sign on his property carried a message offensive to residential school survivors and other members of the Indigenous community. The wording has now been removed from the sign, located on property owned by Murray Harbour Coun. John Robertson…

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B.C. Tory leader defends post that appeared to liken teaching of sexuality and gender to residential schools Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn

The leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia has defended his social media post that critics say appeared to compare teaching students about sexual orientation and gender identity to the genocide of Indigenous children in residential schools. John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes, acknowledged the National Day…

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Residential school survivors share their journey at Huntsville film fest

Four heroes were in the Town of Huntsville last week. Elder John Elliot, Grandmother Roberta Hill, Grandmother Diane Hill and Grandmother Sherlene Bomberry, all survivors of The Mohawk Institute, the longest running residential school in Canada, 1831-1970, visited. The documentary film, “The Nature of Healing…

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