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Canada’s Indigenous policy has officially been one of “reconciliation” between Indigenous Canadians and non-Indigenous Canadians since the Liberals came to power in 2015. Too many indigenous remain on the margins and billions have been spent to remove obstacles to success.
But it takes two to reconcile. There are also obstacles Indigenous Canadians could remove to achieve reconciliation.
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One of the biggest is the income tax exemption that applies only to status Indians. While every other Canadian is taxed on their income, status Indians are completely exempt from paying income tax.
Affordable housing in Toronto real estate should not come at the expense of the environment
The need for more housing supply has led to calls to cut red tape and build on green space By Radheyan Simonpillai
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Earlier this year, a housing report came out that listed Toronto among the least affordable real estate markets in the world.
The Demographia International Housing Affordability report put both Toronto and Vancouver among the top five.
The mediapounced on the ranking, sharing a report that echoed many middle-class voter frustrations with real estate affordability in Canada and feeding into the constant refrain we here from politicians that we need to fast-track development, despite the impact such decisions would have on the environment.
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‘They’ll Be After Something Else Fairly Soon’: Regina Park’s Macdonald Statue Latest to Go
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Regina city council’s vote to remove Sir John A. Macdonald’s statue from a prominent city park is the latest in a trend of removing monuments honouring Canada’s founder as well as his name from buildings that leaves some historians and others concerned.
Brian Giesbrecht, a retired judge and a senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, said he finds the push to remove statues “kind of dismaying.”
“Our history, it really defines us, and if we start erasing it, what does that mean, and what effect does it have on us?” he said in an interview.
Author of the article: Michael Zwaagstra
Publishing date: Apr 03, 2021 • April 3, 2021 • 3 minute read • The Ontario government announced Friday its plan to reopen schools in the fall includes integrated learning and a possible rotation of students learning in classrooms and from home. School boards across Ontario are being asked to develop plans which work best for their schools. FILE PHOTO ORG XMIT: POS2006181113477806 ORG XMIT: POS2006191306471261 Photo by Mike Hensen /The London Free Pres
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Principals and teachers should not in the same union. That was a key recommendation of the K-12 Education Review Commission report.
Clearly, the Manitoba government has taken this recommendation to heart. Bill 64, the Education Modernization Act, proposes to remove principals and vice-principals from teacher bargaining units. This is a significant reform.