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A dear friend of mine was scheduled to have a significant surgery next week. A surgery so important and time sensitive, that it was set to go ahead, in spite
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As we mark Aboriginal Veterans Day, and honour the courage and creativity of Canada’s Indigenous soldiers, I wanted to share this story of Alberta’s Charles Tomkins, a Cree “code talker”.
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Things I’ve not done since March 13: had a haircut; eaten in a restaurant; gone to a movie theatre; shopped at a grocery store; had friends in my house; stepped
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The legacy of the Famous 5 is a complicated one. I tried to explore it in a video essay, which felt particularly timely, against the background of the Amy Coney
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On #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay - I wanted to share the story of Jane Flett MacKay, the matriarch you in the the centre of this photo, a remarkable Edmontonian, whose story may not
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Many years ago - more than 30 - I was lucky enough to earn a post grad fellowship to the @Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida. I
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Just got off the phone with the union that represents Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspectors, including those who inspect Alberta's big beef packing plants. As of today, 40 CFIA
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It seems as though racism & sexism are also dangerous contagions - ones we must fight with courage and rationalism. As a Canadian Senator, #IStandWithDrTam and with all the public
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