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If you need proof that white privilege is alive and well in Saskatchewan, take a look at the anti-mask rallies and other demonstrations. This crowd of thoughtless, selfish individuals is predominantly white. I have seen no people of colour in the media footage, and I doubt that any are involved.
This group defiantly complains that somehow wearing a mask infringes on their personal freedoms. It defies logic that lying in the ICU on a ventilator is preferable to wearing a mask and practicing social distancing.
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Prince Albert Daily Herald
Three Woodland Cree First Nations in northern Saskatchewan now led by women
Newly elected PBCN Chief Karen Bird. Photo courtesy of Karen Bird
“History has been made with three ladies governing the Woodland Cree,” said Karen Bird, newly elected chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) after election results were confirmed on Wednesday.
“I’m happy, overjoyed and overwhelmed.”
Bird is with her home community of Southend celebrating the win. As the second woman elected to the role of chief in PBCN history Bird said she’s excited to work with Montreal Lake Cree Nation Chief Joyce Naytowhow-McLeod and Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson. She said those three Woodland Cree nations all being led by women at the same time is significant.
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BLAIR MP Shayne Neumann says this week’s long-awaited announcement of a Royal Commission into veteran suicide will provide an opportunity for grief stricken family members to have their voices heard.
Mr Neumann, who is also the Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, said veterans and their families had been calling for a Royal Commission since 2019.
“Since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, we have lost more veterans to suicide than soldiers killed in combat, while more than 18 defence personnel and veterans have taken their own lives this year alone,” Mr Neumann said.
Labor Party
It is about time the Morrison Government has finally come around to the idea of a Royal Commission into veteran suicide.
Veterans, their families and Labor have been calling for this since 2019.
Since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, we have lost more veterans to suicide than soldiers killed in combat, while more than 18 defence personnel and veterans have taken their own lives this year alone.
While we are disappointed this has taken so long, Labor now stands ready to work with the Government in a bipartisan way to ensure this Royal Commission is vested with all the powers and resources it needs.