Oct 25 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Ottawa must decide this week whether to appeal a ruling upholding two human-rights-tribunal orders that would result in billions of dollars in compensation for Indigenous children, a choice that will be closely watched for the Liberal government’s commitment to reconciliation. The decision needs to be made by Friday, which marks one month since Federal Court […]
Oct 12 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Maxime Bernier and Justin Trudeau were the two most common answers in a poll that asked respondents which of Canada’s federal party leaders they would like to see resign as a result of the outcome of this year’s election. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents told Nanos Research that Mr. Bernier, the leader of the far-right […]
Oct 7 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — The NDP is prepared to withhold its votes in Parliament and wants the Liberal government to demonstrate it is interested in co-operation, Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. Mr. Singh, whose party won 25 seats in the Sept. 20 election, met with his caucus on Wednesday and held a news conference on Thursday to lay out […]
Oct 6 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that travelling to Tofino on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was a mistake and that he regrets it. While speaking to reporters in Ottawa for the first time since his trip to the popular B.C. tourist destination, Mr. Trudeau said that the first National day for Truth […]
Sep 19 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Sunday the country is seeing what “wrong” choices have led to in Alberta and Saskatchewan during the pandemic, as he warned against the impacts of a federal Conservative government leading the country. While speaking to reporters following an event in Montreal on the final day of the campaign, Mr. Trudeau […]
Sep 15 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Former prime minister Jean Chrétien made an appearance in support of Justin Trudeau on the campaign trail on Tuesday evening, touting the Liberal government’s record, including on the pandemic, as his party looks to tighten a competitive electoral race with less than a week to go until election day. In a speech to a packed […]
Aug 27 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Dozens of angry protesters chant obscenities at leader’s Ontario event. An outdoor event for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in the Greater Toronto Area was cancelled on Friday due to security concerns prompted by protesters. Demonstrators gathered at the Bolton, Ont. event that was to be held in the parking lot of a hotel.
Mar 10 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — An Indigenous woman is set to lead the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) for the first time. The NCTR, which is working to compile a complete history of residential schools in Canada, has named its former director of operations, Stephanie Scott, to the position of executive director. In an interview with The Globe […]
Mar 8 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — The Correctional Service of Canada does not keep track of whether its employees have been accused of sexual assault, or whether criminal charges have been laid, a data gap that survivors and experts say is allowing a culture of abuse to flourish inside women’s prisons. At least three guards at women’s institutions have been charged […]
Feb 10 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — The RCMP is facing scrutiny over allegations that officers have used a knee to the neck to restrain Indigenous people during arrest. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki must issue a clear directive to officers that this measure is prohibited and unjustified, a defence lawyer and a New Democrat MP say. Last year, worldwide protests followed the […]
Feb 9 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Louise Bernice Halfe is the type of person who remembers simple acts of kindness, such as the Grade 2 teacher who sent home a bag of high-heeled shoes for her mother – even though she and her family lived in a log shack in the bush. Ms. Halfe, who was given a Cree name by […]
Jan 16 2021 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Opposition parties are calling on vaccine maker Pfizer and federal ministers to appear before the House of Commons health committee to explain a decision by Ottawa to delay the coming into force of drug-pricing regulations by half a year. Conservative health critic Michelle Rempel Garner and NDP health critic Don Davies agreed Friday that MPs […]
Dec 7 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is not seeking re-election in July and will instead spend the remainder of his term on advocacy, including trying to influence the next federal budget. Mr. Bellegarde, who was elected to his position in late 2014 and again in 2018, will be officially informing chiefs of his […]
Nov 27 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the landmark Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the legacy of residential schools, is resigning from the Red Chamber effective at the end of January, shortly after his 70th birthday. In an exclusive interview with The Globe and Mail on Friday, Mr. Sinclair said a letter was sent to the Governor-General […]
Nov 14 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Canadians are split on whether they trust the RCMP to handle the situation on the East Coast over fishing rights, says a new poll from Nanos Research. Late last month, the RCMP in Nova Scotia were criticized for their response to acts of violence against Mi’kmaq fishermen. Indigenous leaders, including Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike […]