Last week was our first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. And on the weekend, I heard a few things on the news that made me pause. I'm writing about one of them today. There is a new cutting-edge community in the making near the shores of Lake Simcoe. The Orbit. town of Innisfil in …
Indigenous People
The Summer of Residential School Graves
As we reflect on the recent discoveries of unmarked and mass graves at the sites of former Residential Schools in Canada, I am pleased to introduce my guest for today's blog, AdéX, to add an international perspective on Canada and Indigenous Peoples. ADÉX - Writer & Visual Artist is a …
“Remembering Colonization” Day
If you’re in Canada, today is a holiday. It’s “Canada Day” – the day we celebrate the official creation of our country. It’s a day that many Canadians celebrate for many reasons: from being thankful to have a day off work to being thankful for arriving and living in a country where there is no …