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Brian Giesbrecht: The RCMP Failed Canadians at Kamloops

Commentary The RCMP has a long and honourable history, and has served Canadians well. RCMP top brass and regular officers have always insisted on doing their job in their own way. They have robustly specifically resisted all attempts by politicians to interfere in their clear mandate to enforce the law. However, in May 2021 at…


Justice Minister Lametti Says Ottawa Open to Outlawing Residential School Denialism

Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says he is open to the recommendations in a new report that proposes civil and criminal sanctions against Canadians who engage in residential-school denialism. Lametti was responding to an interim report by his appointee, Kimberly Murray, a member of theĀ Kahnesatake Mohawk NationĀ in Quebec, who was tasked in June 2022 to…