Chrétien’s right, sometimes you have to move

'Relocation' is considered blasphemous when talking about our indigenous peoples because it stokes the tragic memories of the ill-conceived residential schools of the past.
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien is one of the few politicians who have had anything 'courageous and intelligent' to say about possible solutions to crises faced by First Nations communities, writes Angelo Persichilli.
TORONTO—A few years ago when I was in Iqaluit, Nunavut, I was looking at a map of the area when I noticed a strange street name: Road to Nowhere. I thought it was a joke but a resident explained to me that the name meant exactly that, road to nowhere. She said the closest town with a few hundre...

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