Opinion

I would like to believe the Canada I live in is a compassionate society where everyone is treated with respect and the least amongst us is treated the same as the greatest. But I am not sure this is the case. 

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission didn’t just make recommendations to governments and institutions. It spoke to all Canadians.

If you are angry about cooling down your Canada Day celebrations, I beg you to take a moment and reflect. What can you celebrate this year when children’s bodies are being discovered?

On their own, they have significant problems but they could be used together, to accommodate the local street population during the summer months and provide everyone who works downtown with a greater sense of security

The destruction of Indigenous lifeways and acceptance of Indigenous deaths is a pattern that stretches from the very origins of the country to the present. This is not an Indigenous problem; it is fundamentally a Canadian one.

A total of 692 confirmed local votes were cast in the poll. This poll had a 3.71 per cent margin of error, 19 times out of 20.

Steps are being taken to speak a more truthful narrative, and perhaps that is the greatest hope in healing the deep wounds that hinder progress.

Tracking results and having historical data gives us reasons to try harder and challenges us to reach for goals that we might not have considered.

Political parties can appear to have a unified front with common values and beliefs and operating with a singular platform or message but looks are deceiving.

Sadly, weather above 30 C is even more dangerous than when it’s 30-below.