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Hill Times June 1, 2020 The Canadian Forces Health Services Group has stepped into the gap in long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec, and voiced alarm at the state of care for seniors. Thankfully the professionalism and caring of this core group will have a huge impact for seniors trying to live in long-term […]

Hill Times May 18, 2020 One really couldn’t say I’m a raging feminist, but I am Tlingit. In my culture women lead. That’s the way it has always been. Women are essential in leadership as good decisions can’t be made without women. The reverse is also true in a fully functioning society, good decisions can’t

Hill Times May 5, 2020 On a snowy day in another life, I had the honour of meeting Rupert Ross. He was a Crown attorney in northern Ontario, and he was looking to retire after a long career. But not on this day. On this day, he was advocating for better social programs for Indigenous

Hill Times April 20 2020 With more than 30,000 Canadians tested or presumed to have COVID-19, we are facing a health crisis like no other. This crisis will also shine a light on a number of weaknesses and inequities in our society, some of which are delineated along racial lines. Twenty-nine states in the U.S.

Hill Times April 6 2020 In March of 2020, the world went into lockdown. We stopped going out to see friends, many stopped going to places of work and lost the hallway conversations with co-workers, and we started to look at neighbours with no small sense of fear. Anxiety started to grow. Some started to

Hello IRG Clients, colleagues, and friends, We are all adjusting to a new way of living and working and the IRG is no different. We taking this time to consider how our safe in-person learning environments that we are known for, might be able to translate online.  Until then, we are working remotely. As per

Hill Times March 23 2020 Anybody else waking up each morning, and dreading picking up your phone? What else has changed while we tried to sleep? COVID-19 is the defining challenge of our generation, and we’re only beginning to feel the effects. There will be health risks, economic loss, stock unpredictability, and the list goes

Hill Times March 9 2020 On Friday, March 6, Canada’s largest celebration of Indigenous leadership occurred in Ottawa, the Indspire Awards. The national organization notes “the Indspire Awards represents the highest honour the Indigenous community bestows upon its own people.” Watch the ceremony on APTN and CBC on National Indigenous Day on June 21. It