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"Those daring to utter the phrase “move on” are more likely than not to be ostracized, boycotted, shunned, or fired for doing so, especially when this advice is aimed at indigenous Canadians."

Liberal Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez told a House of Commons committee on Monday that incoming “online safety” legislation will address a two-year string of church burnings across Canada. 

Toronto’s York University claimed in its recently released “Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy” document that Christianity fuels colonialism – and referred to the religion practiced by millions of Canadians as an “ideology.”

"Indigenous criminality, whether based on stereotypes or not, is also geographically centred. As elsewhere in Canada, shoplifting is in runaway mode in downtown Winnipeg, a metropolis with one of the largest per-capita and absolute Indigenous population levels among major Canadian cities."

Police have charged two men with arson after a fire engulfed an over 120-year-old church in Grouard, Alberta. Tune into The Daily Brief with Rachel Emmanuel and Lindsay Shepherd!

The St. Bernard Catholic Church, which was built in 1901 and designated as a provincial historical site, was badly damaged by the blaze, which authorities believe was intentionally set.

During a recent appearance at a federal committee, British Columbia NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo lobbed negative insinuations about local historical figure Father Edmond Maillard in order to get him cancelled, saying it would be “unconscionable” to include Maillard’s name in the title of a new electoral riding.

Prominent Canadian scholar, author and public policy expert Brian Lee Crowley is denouncing calls to rename McGill University over claims of “violent, colonial and racist origins” as "absolute nonsense."

Cardus reported that hate crimes against Catholics have seen the “largest spike” relative to previous years, jumping from 43 known instances in 2020 to 155 instances in 2021.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced on Wednesday that it was teaming up with European counterparts to combat online misinformation and disinformation through a new initiative called the “Public Spaces Incubator.”