Pope Francis will tour Canada this summer, visiting Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit at the end of July, in a move intended to address the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system. The Vatican confirmed the visit in a statement on May 13, saying further details on the journey would be published in the…
Stalagmite Reveals More Intense Bushfires in Australia Since 1890’s
A stalagmite from a Western Australian (WA) cave has revealed that prior to European settlement in the state, low-intensity bushfires were quite frequent, whereas, from the late 1800’s infrequent but high-intensity bushfires have become common. The stalagmite studied was extracted from Yonderup Cave in WA, and preserved a record of climate conditions and fires, enabling…
Education is Today’s Civil Rights Issue
April 10, 2022
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Commentary Across the political spectrum, a new orthodoxy on indigenous issues has taken hold since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the one for murdered and missing women. Reconciliation and compensation require ever more taxpayers’ money, and elimination of accountability for how it’s spent. My problem is that incontinent compassion doesn’t cut it. The…
Ottawa Announces $40 Billion Child Welfare Agreement to Compensate Indigenous Children
The Canadian government announced that it has reached a $40 billion agreement in principle with indigenous leaders to compensate the children harmed by the underfunded on-reserve child welfare system. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced the agreement in a press conference on Tuesday, saying that the settlement marks the largest in Canadian history. While $20 billion will…
Ottawa Announces $40 Billion Child Welfare Agreement for Indigenous Children
The Canadian government announced that it has reached a $40 billion agreement in principle with indigenous leaders to compensate the children harmed by the situation on reserves. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced the agreement in a press conference on Tuesday, saying that the settlement marks the largest in Canadian history. While $20 billion will be paid…
Bowing to Mythology Over Science Diminishes Archeology
Commentary “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell’s frequently cited dictum encapsulates the contested terrain at issue between antagonists in the domain of archeology. On one side are scientists who uphold the tradition of disinterested inquiry into our species’ origins; on the other, an academic cadre…
Indigenous Leaders Urge Alberta to Implement Recommendations in Report on Foreign Campaigns Against Energy Sector
Indigenous leaders advocating for First Nations oil and gas producers are urging the Alberta government to adopt the Allan Inquiry report’s recommendations that would support First Nations energy development in the face of anti-oilsands campaigns. Stephen Buffalo is president and CEO of the Indian Resource Council (IRC), which represents more than 155 oil- and gas-producing First…
Famed Australian Indigenous Actor David Gulpilil Dies at 68
CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s most acclaimed Indigenous actor, David Gulpilil, has died of lung cancer, a government leader said on Monday. He was 68 years old. Gulpilil found his widest audiences with his roles in the 1986 hit film “Crocodile Dundee” and in director Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 epic “Australia” in a career that spanned five decades. He…
Is the Pervasiveness of Woke Ideology Fostering Racial Fakery?
Commentary Throughout history, to avoid material harm, or to gain social acceptance from an oppressor group, many people have suppressed a stigmatizing identity and “passed.” Jews have passed for gentile; mixed-race for white; indigenous for non-indigenous. Most of these fakers sought the greatest possible anonymity; the more they blended in, the less scrutiny they attracted….
Flags to Be Raised Before and After Remembrance Day, Government Confirms
Canadian flags will be raised at federal buildings and at the Peace Tower in Ottawa on Nov. 7, so they can be lowered in honour of veterans on Remembrance Day, the government says. “Raising the flag at this time will allow us to honour and remember important moments in Canada’s history,” said a joint statement…
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