Legislate reconciliation, take it out of the whims of partisan politics

This is not a 'Liberal' platform or a federal issue. Reconciliation is the responsibility of every political leader and elected official, at every level in this country.

Learn and tell the truth. Canada has been a great country for many, but not for all. When leaders attempt to glorify its history, Indigenous peoples, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 30, marking Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, are intentionally erased and their experiences denied. Criminalize residential school denial and hate speech against Indigenous peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ROSE LEMAY

October 25, 2021

OTTAWA—When Germany was defeated in World War II, infrastructure was ruined, the economy destroyed, separated east from west, and some wondered if the country could ever return to its former influence. Look at Germany now. It's one of the most influential countries in Europe and the world. To get ...

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