Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville
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
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
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
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
By: Andrew Bomberry (CA), Jane Hubbard (CA)
An examination of the Sixties Scoop โ a child welfare policy in Canada that saw the removal of Indigenous children from their families, often by… Read More
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