On Sept. 30, community groups across Canada observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour the generations impacted by the residential school system and to remember the children who never returned home.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
This playlist of podcast episodes invites listeners to engage in learning and unlearning; to acknowledge the tragic legacies of residential schools and to move beyond a single day of remembrance.
Then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles visiting Canada in 2017. As a new monarch is crowned in Britain, is it time for Canada to have a head of state who is Canadian?
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
As Charles is crowned King, maybe the time has come for Canada to reassess its connection with the British monarchy and become a republic.
Jubilant sports fans flew the Canadian flag in 2019 after the NBA playoffs. Since then, the ‘freedom convoy’ has used the flag to try to represent their values. Has the symbolism of the flag changed?
THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
What does it mean to be a settler of colour in Canada? Has the symbolism of the Canadian flag changed since the Ottawa convoy?
Trucks and supporters travel down Toronto’s Bloor Street during a demonstration in support of the “freedom convoy.”
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Does the flag unite Canadians, or confuse them as its symbolism is used to different ends and causes?
Four Seasons of the Canadian Flag, painted by Maxwell Newhouse for John Burge.
(Maxwell Newhouse)
Composer John Burge speaks of his drive to create a musical piece to mark Canada’s 150th year of confederation and to capture our collective experiences.