Tag: Canada
“I want more than an apology”
Upon his arrival on Sunday, July 24, Pope Francis met with Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors in Edmonton, Alberta. It was in this province that the greatest number of…
“The parents were not informed about the child’s death”, the Pope visits Canada and apologizes for the mistreatment of the indigenous population
In addition to an apology, representatives of the indigenous population demanded promises of other actions from the leader of the Catholic Church. The demands include monetary compensation, return of taken…
Pope apologizes to indigenous people in Canada
In 2008, the Government of Canada established a truth commission to find out what went on between the years 1831 and 1996 when an estimated 150,000 Aboriginal children were subjected…
A “pilgrimage of repentance” from Pope Pope Francis… He’s on his way to that country!
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics and President of the Vatican, traveled to Canada to meet with indigenous groups who have been subjected to physical violence and sexual…
Cultural genocide in Canada: the still devastating effects of past policies
A cultural genocide: this is how many experts describe the attitude of Canada towards the Aboriginal peoples from the establishment of the first settlers until recent times. And the agreement…
Az, the Haitian jazz singer, returns “For love” to Canada
Three years after the release of his first album sonjethe singer Asaphe Micaelle Jean-Louis, Az of her artist name, returns with By love. It’s a jazzy 13-track album that talks…
Canada: in the face of world conflicts, a country “more a follower than a leader”
In terms of geopolitics, Canada intends above all to act for peace and development. It is not just the 1.4 million Ukrainian Canadians who have been devastated by the war.…
Canada: in Montreal, an English bookstore creates discord
The Stiil Bookstore, in Montreal, opened in 2020 by Aude Le Dubé, a Breton, only offers books in English. Much to the chagrin of some… The books in the window…
“A major step for Canada”: how Justin Trudeau gives pride of place to women
Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defence… So many key ministries entrusted to women in the second Trudeau cabinet. Already, in 2015, Justin Trudeau had used his feminism as a strong electoral message…
David Card, Nobel Prize: “Children of immigrants do better in Canada than in France”
Nobel laureate in economics and professor at the University of Berkeley (California), the Canadian David Card analyzes the benefits of immigration. His research has earned him numerous accolades. First, in…