Dr. Linda Manyguns has stylized herself as Dr. linda manyguns because she stopped using uppercase (capital) letters to protest the “symbols of hierarchy.” Manyguns is the associate vice-president of indigenization and decolonization at Mt. Royal University in Alberta. On her own office’s website, she wrote: we resist acknowledging the power
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Cowichan Conversations: North Cowichan Mayor regrets not crediting Indigenous Councillor in social-media “rant”
‘I should have attributed it,’ says Al Siebring North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring “So good, in fact, that I jotted some of them down as notes when I saw them on Saturday Read more… The post North Cowichan Mayor regrets not crediting Indigenous Councillor in social-media “rant” first appeared
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC HYDRO Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead
Norm Farrell calls a spade a spade, always has. The handling of the Site C Dam project has been an exercise in deceit and conflict from the outset. Both the BC NDP and BC Read more… The post BC HYDRO Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mr Premier You can still turn this Site C boondoggle around.
Dear Premier Horgan, Ms. Lore and Mr. Rankin You’ve probably already seen this article from the most recent Tyee I’m writing to let you know that I have, too. The negligence of you, Premier Read more… The post Mr Premier You can still turn this Site C boondoggle around. first
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rob Douglas Nominated To Run For the Cowichan BC NDP
Rob Douglas Cowichan Valley BC NDP Candidate When I heard that I would be your BC NDP candidate for the Cowichan Valley, I was overjoyed. I was born and raised in the Read more… The post Rob Douglas Nominated To Run For the Cowichan BC NDP first appeared on
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BREAKING NEWS-Wet’suwet’en Protestors Caused Crash Of Oil Prices
BUSINESS Experts scramble to figure out how global oil price crash the fault of Wet’suwet’en protestors Originally published by BEAVERTON by IAN MACINTYRE(@MRIANMACINTYRE) Photo Credit CALGARY — As oil prices crash 31% worldwide and the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Wet’suwet’en, Aboriginal Title, and the Rule of Law: An Explainer
Finally a clear explanation-Wet’suwet’en, Aboriginal Title, and the Rule of Law By Kate Gunn & Bruce McIvor The RCMP’s enforcement of the Coastal GasLink injunction against the Wet’suwet’en has ignited a national debate about the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Elizabeth May Responds To PM Trudeau About Wet’suwet’en Issue (Video)
This may well be one of the finest of Elizabeth’s speeches. RH
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: RCMP planning mass arrests of indigenous Unist’ot’en activists under Bill C-51: Reports
Canadian rights defenders are warning that the RCMP is planning mass arrests of members of the indigenous Unist’ot’en First Nation using the country’s new police state law, Bill C-51. The post RCMP planning mass arrests of indigenous Unist’ot’en activists under Bill C-51: Reports appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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