Cong Peiwu says Canada should reflect on its own record of human rights

 — and approach relations with China on the basis of mutual respect and equal treatment. China’s Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu held a press conference on December 10, 2021, telling Canadian journalists that the best way to improve relations would be for Canada to “approach relations with China on the

Invisible no more – The Tewin Project

 ABOVE: Aerial image of the Tewin Development boundary. The Algonquins of Ontario and Taggart family partner on the uncharted path to reconciliation On February 10th, Ottawa City Council made a controversial move when it voted to bring 445 rural hectares of land from southeast Ottawa (near Carlsbad Springs) into Ottawa’s

Unique Indigenous Communities in Canada are close to home . . . and far from ordinary

 Above: Wikwemikong Heritage Organization Annual Cultural Festival An invitation to Ontarians to escape from home and visits Indigenous experiences across the province Canadians love to travel and the pre-COVID favourite destinations included the USA, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, and Cuba. Travel restrictions have changed all that and Canadians have joyfully turned their

Indigenous people are not the ‘ghosts of history’

 By Len Flett with Nicole Letourneau Canadian Indigenous people have been described as “ghosts of history,” spectres lingering in the background, haunting our legacy. This refers to the fact that Indigenous people have been ignored to a great extent in Canadian history, yet Canadians are fully aware that Indigenous people

The Scientific Link Between Culture and Health for Canada’s Indigenous Populations is Strong

 Wab Kinew has been telling scientists and health care professionals for years that culture is medicine. Epidemics of obesity, diabetes, infectious diseases and suicide that plague First Nation children across Canada are complex and multi-faceted.  Yet government solutions often focus on simplistic bio-medical approaches – when they address the crises

Power Shift Returns to Ottawa

 Power Shift represents a series of annual youth summits on an international level.The first Power Shift was held in 2007 in Washington, D.C., where over 20,000 young Americans gathered together outside their nation’s capital to promote environmentalism and lobby for government action to combat global climate change. Since then, the