Canada must stop ignoring its debt of justice to Grassy Narrows

The interventions of two human rights experts are a powerful reminder that the people of Grassy Narrows have suffered profound and unacceptable harms and that they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

After a recent visit to Grassy Narrows, Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan didn’t commit to putting money for mercury contamination survivors into a trust, but says his department will consider the request. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CRAIG BENJAMIN

June 19, 2019

International human rights standards shine a light on some of the most important, urgent, and fundamental responsibilities of governments. That’s why it’s so significant that last week, in two separate statements, the United Nation’s top expert advisers on the right to health and on the human ...

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