First Nations Chiefs Call for Head of MMIW Inquiry to Resign: Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. First Nations chiefs call for head of MMIW inquiry to resign
“The calls for her resignation come after months of complaints about delays and poor communications on the part of the inquiry and after some family members of women who have been murdered told Ms. Buller, who attended the AFN meeting on Thursday morning, that the inquiry treated them callously.”
2. Cabinet ministers don’t resign nowadays, they just linger and then get shuffled
“But hunting ministers remains one of Ottawa’s favourite pastimes. And while the federal government has been busy doing the various things a federal government does — administering programs, appointing judges, implementing policy — there has lately been a convergence of trouble for Justin Trudeau’s cabinet.”
– CBC News
3. Al Franken resigning amid sexual harassment allegations
“Senator Al Franken of Minnesota announced Thursday he would resign ‘in the coming weeks’ from the Senate after his support among Democrats crumbled, becoming the highest-profile casualty in the growing list of lawmakers felled by charges of sexual harassment or indiscretions.”
4. Liberals caution on Jerusalem risks costing Canadian a voice in the Middle East
“The federal government stood virtually alone in its refusal to openly criticize U.S. President Donald Trump’s reckless move in the region”
5. Do we want to live in Facebook’s utopia?
From Kate Knibbs: “Zuckerberg may genuinely want to make the world a better place, but his philanthropic inclination is inextricably tied up with his quest for more power, and his philanthropic innovations are also meant to further his company’s dominance.”
