(June 22, 2021) Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey by Sylvia Olsen begins to untangle the messy business of Canadian history through a journey of knitting that takes her to 40 communities across the country. From the history of quintessential Cowichan sweaters made by Coast Salish knitters and Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association (NONIA) to modern-day … [Read more...] about Episode 6 – Untangling history on a knitting road trip with guest Sylvia Olsen
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Episode 5: No Apology – Indian Residential Schools and Legacy of the Catholic Church with Reverend Michael Coren
(June 10, 2021) The news that the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation had located the undocumented remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School run by the Catholic Church broke late on Thursday, May 27. The news spread across the world like wildfire. And since then, the Roman Catholic Church has come under intense criticism for … [Read more...] about Episode 5: No Apology – Indian Residential Schools and Legacy of the Catholic Church with Reverend Michael Coren
Episode 4 – Neglected No More: André Picard talks about COVID in long term care facilities
(May 28, 2021) Canada’s award-winning health reporter André Picard has just written a book about it called Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic, which expertly lays out what can and must be done to improve the state of care for our elders. The deplorable state of so many of the country’s long term care … [Read more...] about Episode 4 – Neglected No More: André Picard talks about COVID in long term care facilities
Episode 3: Guaranteed basic income, interview with Jamie Swift and Elaine Power
(May 21, 2021) Many Canadians were pulled from the brink of poverty when the federal government instituted the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, which provided a form of guaranteed basic income. It was inconceivable until it happened. Yet, political thinkers for the four centuries have advocate that wealth should be for society, not individuals. In … [Read more...] about Episode 3: Guaranteed basic income, interview with Jamie Swift and Elaine Power
Episode 2: Métis history comes alive with Katherena Vermette
(May 10, 2021) Katherena Vermette is a Métis writer from Treaty 1 Territory in Manitoba. Her first book North End Love Songs won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. Her novel The Break won 2017 Amazon.ca First Novel Award. In 2017, she began a series of graphic novels, A Girl Called Echo, with illustrator Scott Henderson … [Read more...] about Episode 2: Métis history comes alive with Katherena Vermette