Prejudice & Racism

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville

By: Gloria Ann Wesley (CA)

In the 1960s, after years of ignoring the basic needs of the community, the City of Halifax bulldozed the Black community of Africville in the name of urban… Read More

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

By: Melanie Florence (CA)

This updated edition includes the findings of unmarked graves at residential schools and examines the work still to be done to implement the Calls to Action of the TRC… Read More

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The LGBT Purge and the fight for equal rights in Canada

By: Ken Setterington (CA)

<p class=”04introline”>Until recently, Canadian laws discriminated against LGBT people. Those in the Canadian Military, RCMP and civil service were targeted… Read More

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children

By: Andrew Bomberry (CA), Jane Hubbard (CA)

An examination of the Sixties Scoop – a child welfare policy in Canada that saw the removal of Indigenous children from their families, often by… Read More

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