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He spent his career documenting collective trauma. Grassy Narrows was one of his toughest cases
Kai T. Erikson, Yale sociologist who dedicated his career to documenting the collective trauma faced by communities in the wake of unimaginable disasters, has died at the age of 94. In the late ’70s, he spent time collecting the stories of people on Grassy Narrows First Nation suffering from the impacts of mercury poisoning. Source […]
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It also includes an amendment to discontinue any court proceeding brought by the chief electoral officer. Source link
Natural resources minister takes heat from B.C. chiefs over potential West Coast pipeline
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson faced a failing grade and a cancelled speech at this week’s Assembly of First Nations meeting as pushback grows among B.C. chiefs over the government’s new energy agreement with Alberta. Source link
How a pipeline deal in Alberta somehow led to a language controversy in Quebec
A controversial pipeline agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith triggered a chain of events that included a cabinet resignation, a cabinet shuffle and — eventually — a fiery debate about the French language in Quebec. Source link
Joly says feds will serve Stellantis with notice of default on funding contracts
The federal government is escalating its fight with automotive giant Stellantis over the company’s decision to move some production to the U.S., despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian taxpayer incentives in recent years. Source link
Where do First Nations rank on Carney’s priority list, regional chief asks ministers
Several members of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet addressed chiefs and delegates at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Thursday. Chiefs had the opportunity to ask the ministers about First Nations priorities, including major projects and infrastructure, child welfare and community safety. Source link
2 top climate advisers quit saying Carney government is ignoring its experts
Two members of the federal government’s Net-Zero Advisory Body have resigned, saying its work is being ignored by Ottawa as it moves away from previous climate commitments and toward new oil and gas projects. Source link
Province pauses AI commercial from N.B. Liquor after negative reception
N.B. Liquor is catching enough heat for a holiday video campaign made with artificial intelligence that a government minister has directed the Crown corporation to take the ad down. Source link
