No boneheads in my backyard

After seeing the damage from comments made during his broadcasting career, Senator Charles Adler has ample opportunity to do fulsome research and truly become a human rights champion for all.

The Senate is explicitly responsible for minority populations and those not adequately represented in the House of Commons—First Nations being amongst those, writes Senator Mary Jane McCallum.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM

August 26, 2024

It was with a heavy heart that I read the numerous articles regarding newly-appointed Senator Charles Adler’s history of vitriolic comments against First Nations. Where did this anger, misinformation and oral violence originate?

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