Podcasts about mmiwg inquiry

A conversation with the artists who created The Final Inquiry: playwright Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, dramaturg and director Yvette Nolan*, actors Kris Alvarez and Kris Sandoval, hosted by sound designer Tim Bratton. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.   Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.   If you're listening for the first time, we encourage you to start from episode one.   Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.   Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.     After reflecting on the Calls To Action from the TRC and MMIWG Inquiry, commit to an action plan on at least one call, take a first step of action, and ask a trusted friend to hold you accountable to follow through on your action plan.    We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback through the widget on our website.    Burnt Thicket Theatre is committed to creating spaces for diverse artists to be honest and open about their experiences and perspectives even when those views don't necessarily represent those of Burnt Thicket Theatre as an organization. We invite you as an audience member to lean in to hear those who are different from you, to be brave and to allow the space between all of us to be one of respect.   This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan.    *The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.

Dan Vandal, Northern Affairs Minister; Jaime Schmale, Conservative MP; Niki Ashton, NDP MP; Michèle Audette, former MMIWG Inquiry commissioner; Drew Dilkens, Mayor of Windsor; Greg MacEachern, Proof Strategies; Maureen Harquail, Conservative commentator; Anne McGrath, NDP National Director; and Greg Weston, Earnscliffe Strategy Group.

Peter Van Dusen looks at the federal plan to end systemic racism and address violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals – the long-awaited response to the 2019 call for justice from the MMIWG National Inquiry. We hear from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and Lynne Groulx, CEO of the Native Women's Association of Canada. Also: a closer examination of Indigenous issues and the path to reconciliation with Brad Regehr (president of the Canadian Bar Association and grandson of a residential school survivor) and Mary-Ellen Turpel Lafond (University of British Columbia law professor, former judge, and director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre).

Lynne Groulx, CEO of the Native Women's Association of Canada, reacts to Ottawa's action plan two years after the final report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. We hear talkback on libraries and controversial books. And on the phone-in: Litter

Power & Politics for Thursday, June 3rd with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, MMIWG Inquiry Chief Commissioner Marion Buller, GAVI Chairman José Manuel Barroso, World Health Organization COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove, and the Power Panel. The 24-hour national Residential School crisis line is available for support at: 1-866-925-4419

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett; Former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and former industry minister James Moore; Green Party Leader Elizabeth May; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver, Indigenous Rights Activist Pam Palmater  and former immigration minister Chris Alexander.

The final report from the MMIWG Inquiry and the federal NDP climate plan. The post Ep 141: It’s not the size that matters appeared first on PolitiCoast.

It was just over a year ago when Sheila North categorically called for Marion Buller to step down as the chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into MMIWG. North didn’t do it in a press release, or in an interview with a reporter, but to Buller’s face. In this episode of Nation To Nation, Todd Lamirande sits down with Sheila North and Marion Buller.

Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the Liberal government has made “significant investments” in the recommendations brought forward by the commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Minister Bennett, joins host Dennis Ward on this episode of Face To Face to respond to the “new levels of frustration” the commissioners spoke about weeks earlier on the show.

Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the Liberal government has made “significant investments” in the recommendations brought forward by the commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Minister Bennett, joins host Dennis Ward on this episode of Face To Face to respond to the “new levels of frustration” the commissioners spoke about weeks earlier on the show.

3 of the 4 Commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls join host Dennis Ward on this episode of Face To Face. Chief Commissioner Marion Buller and Commissioners Michèle Audette and Brian Eyolfson discuss the lack of action taken on the interim report and frustration the Trudeau government.

3 of the 4 Commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls join host Dennis Ward on this episode of Face To Face. Chief Commissioner Marion Buller and Commissioners Michèle Audette and Brian Eyolfson discuss the lack of action taken on the interim report and frustration the Trudeau government.

It’s shaping up to be a busy summer. The fate of Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline. A request for an extension of the MMIWG National Inquiry. Will Perry Bellegarde hang on as National Chief in the upcoming AFN election?  Host Dennis Ward is joined by Niigaan Sinclair, Cheryl Maloney, and Tim Fontaine to look ahead to some of the big issues.

The decision by the Saskatchewan Crown attorney not to appeal the acquittal of Gerald Stanley, policing in Thunder Bay and a possible extension for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were all up for discussion on this episode of InFocus.

Carmel Kilkenny speaks with Francyne Joe, head of the Native Women's Association of Canada about the MMIWG Inquiry's request for a two year extension.

Inquiry’s Chief Commissioner Marion Buller defends her staff and delays in asking the federal government for an extension. An Ontario leader says First Nations there aren’t ready for legal marijuana this summer. And an interim board member says the new national reconciliation commission will act in the role of a watchdog.

Should the MMIWG Inquiry be granted an extension? Is Lynn Beyak a racist? Is the AFN relevant? Pam Palmater, Niigaan Sinclair and Tim Fontaine weigh in on these issues and more as we put 2017 In Focus and look ahead to 2018.

Political panel discusses whether government bureaucracy is interfering with the MMIWG Inquiry. And Auditor General Michael Ferguson says Health Canada had no idea if its programs targeting Indigenous dental health were effective.

Laurie Odjick is one of the speakers at Octobers’s Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill. Her daughter Maisy has been missing since 2008. Odjick joins Nation to Nation host Todd in the studio and explains why she still supports the National Inquiry into MMIWG, despite having reservations. As well, the political panel is back and one the issues on the table is – what exactly does having a government to government relationship mean?