Some Indigenous people are wary of Order of Canada's "colonial symbolism": federal study

Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada’s “colonial symbolism”: federal study

OTTAWA — Indigenous community members have encouraged federal officials to reflect on how the Order of Canada can overcome its “deep colonial symbolism and associations,” says an internal government presentation on efforts to modernize the Canadian honours system. The April presentation, prepared for the Order of Canada Advisory Council, says recent feedback indicates that accepting [] The post Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada’s “colonial symbolism”: federal study appeared first on Loonie Politics.

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Letters to the Editor, June 23, 2026

SYMBOLISM Re “Not right way: Ainslie” (Justin Holmes, June 4): You must be kidding. I’ve known and worked with First Nations people at various times in my life. Every one of them read and wrote English (and/or French). Canada’s multicultural mosaic uses many other written languages as well. All of them in what I would []