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Is it possible for Indigenous nations to define their own priorities within the very same economy built on their oppression and exclusion? In the decade since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Calls to Action, the Canadian government has failed to shift the foundations of its economic system in a way that would truly make space for Indigenous self-determination. Instead, Indigenous people are told to be grateful that they have a seat at the table, with the menu already set.
The majority of the Calls to Action are not written for corporations. But call ninety-two...
September 29, 2025 - 06:29 | Janelle Lapointe | Walrus
More than 150,000 children taken. That’s really all you need to know about residential schools. In Canada, more than 150,000 Indigenous children attended these institutions between the 1870s and the late 1990s. There, they died, suffered, and ached—for their families, communities, languages, and ways of life.
Today, there are more Indigenous children in care than there were at the height of the residential school system. This is a momentous problem, especially in a time where so many in Canadian society seek to reconcile. Reconciliation simply cannot occur when our children and families...
September 29, 2025 - 06:29 | Anna Mary McKenzie | Walrus
I n my forties, I decided to run for public office. We built an amazing team over two years with a hard-core grassroots campaign. Our motto was “Run Like a Girl.” And I won. I was appointed minister of the environment and climate change in 2015 in then prime minister Justin Trudeau’s first cabinet. I worked hard to bring people together to do big things. I did a lot that I’m proud of, such as securing a national climate plan. In 2019, I became minister of infrastructure and communities.
Then one day, in 2021, just over a month before I turned fifty, I decided to leave politics. Before...
September 29, 2025 - 06:28 | Catherine McKenna | Walrus
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