A request for humanity in the newly named cabinet

Reconciliation is all about learning, making mistakes, and the commitment to do better. Since scripted messaging completely precludes the humanity of relationship, the only option is to trust ministers who have the judgment and the ethics to find a way through.

New Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, second right, with his wife, Harini Sivalingam, second left, and their daughters, Sahanah, right, and Bairvai, left, at Rideau Hall on July 26, 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROSE LEMAY

August 7, 2023

OTTAWA—At risk of dating myself, may I just say that back in the day, a minister had some voice and input into the file and around the cabinet table, and even voting citizens did, too. Now we have a centrally controlled system of policy-making and communication, some ...

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