FIRST PERSON | I spent 10 years in residential schools. This is what I want my grandchildren to know | CBC News:

From 1963 to 1973, Paul Dixon was forcibly sent to residential schools. Even after the last residential schools closed, he writes Cree families are still shy to hug each other. He wonders if intergenerational trauma is a lasting curse.

Every fall, children were abducted from small, scattered hunting
villages or reserves. The mob — an Indian agent, RCMP, priest and a nun —
arrived, picking up Cree kids. After some shoving, shouting, dogs
barking and crying parents holding on to their children, police pulled
out their guns. They threatened our parents and grandparents with jail
time if they didn’t let us go. Some went to jail.

Parents could
only watch as kids were wrestled onto buses, trains or planes. Family
visits ceased. Couples hid from each other to cry.

I was six when I
was sent to the Mohawk Institute Residential School run by Anglican
priests in Brantford, Ont. Later I would move to the La Tuque
Residential School in Quebec.

FIRST PERSON | I spent 10 years in residential schools. This is what I want my grandchildren to know | CBC News: From 1963 to 1973, Paul Dixon was forcibly sent to residential schools. Even after the last residential schools closed, he writes Cree families are still shy to hug each other. He wonders if intergenerational trauma is a lasting curse. Every fall, children were abducted from small, scattered hunting
villages or reserves. The mob — an Indian agent, RCMP, priest and a nun —
arrived, picking up Cree kids. After some shoving, shouting, dogs
barking and crying parents holding on to their children, police pulled
out their guns. They threatened our parents and grandparents with jail
time if they didn’t let us go. Some went to jail.Parents could
only watch as kids were wrestled onto buses, trains or planes. Family
visits ceased. Couples hid from each other to cry.I was six when I
was sent to the Mohawk Institute Residential School run by Anglican
priests in Brantford, Ont. Later I would move to the La Tuque
Residential School in Quebec.Read More

More than 250 N.B. public housing units sit empty on average each month, despite wait list | CBC News:

When Wright heard that number, she said she felt she’d “been punched in the gut.”

“I’m not living in safe conditions for my situation, and I’m living out of my means,” she said.

“I could be in that situation [in a subsidized apartment]. But because the government’s failing, I’m not.”

More than 250 N.B. public housing units sit empty on average each month, despite wait list | CBC News: When Wright heard that number, she said she felt she’d “been punched in the gut.”“I’m not living in safe conditions for my situation, and I’m living out of my means,” she said.“I could be in that situation [in a subsidized apartment]. But because the government’s failing, I’m not.”Read More

The Ignored Epidemic of Hate Crimes Against Women and Girls | The Tyee:

As the victim was a woman, it has prompted many to ask: Why is violence against women not treated as a hate crime?

This question is long overdue and has now
been taken on by British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights
Commissioner inquiry into hate in the pandemic.
This is the first such inquiry in Canada, and one of few globally, to
include a focus on gender-based violence as a form of hate.

In Canada, the definition of a hate crime
has evolved out of related Criminal Code sections, citing “sex” as an
identifiable group. The Canadian Human Rights Act also includes “sex”
among a list of identifiable groups protected from discrimination.

The Ignored Epidemic of Hate Crimes Against Women and Girls | The Tyee: As the victim was a woman, it has prompted many to ask: Why is violence against women not treated as a hate crime?This question is long overdue and has now
been taken on by British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights
Commissioner inquiry into hate in the pandemic.
This is the first such inquiry in Canada, and one of few globally, to
include a focus on gender-based violence as a form of hate.In Canada, the definition of a hate crime
has evolved out of related Criminal Code sections, citing “sex” as an
identifiable group. The Canadian Human Rights Act also includes “sex”
among a list of identifiable groups protected from discrimination.Read More

How to Save the People Most at Risk in Deadly Heat Waves | The Tyee:

As Vancouver again faces the risk of flooding and possible heat domes, governments and organizations need to allocate their time and resources to prioritize the needs of the older adults experiencing homelessness and housing issues.

In B.C., more than 700 deaths were reported during the extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave in 2021.
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The majority were older adults living alone without adequate housing, ventilation or protection. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, severe and deadly weather conditions exposed yet another layer of inequity that needs to be addressed.

How to Save the People Most at Risk in Deadly Heat Waves | The Tyee: As Vancouver again faces the risk of flooding and possible heat domes, governments and organizations need to allocate their time and resources to prioritize the needs of the older adults experiencing homelessness and housing issues.In B.C., more than 700 deaths were reported during the extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave in 2021.The Tyee is supported by readers like youJoin us and grow independent media in CanadaThe majority were older adults living alone without adequate housing, ventilation or protection. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, severe and deadly weather conditions exposed yet another layer of inequity that needs to be addressed.Read More