Brian Giesbrecht - Calmar Voice

John A. Macdonald’s mistake

Posted by Brian Giesbrecht | Oct 30, 2018

Tearing down statues and decrying historic decisions in no way takes the measure of a great man, or his flaws when it comes to the Indigenous

Posted by Brian Giesbrecht | Oct 25, 2018

John A. Macdonald and Louis Riel had serious flaws. So did Nellie McClung. But nothing is served by repudiating their good work

Posted by Brian Giesbrecht | Oct 7, 2018

But we need to avoid repeating the mistakes so common in western Europe when it comes to immigration

Posted by Brian Giesbrecht | Sep 27, 2018

The federal government now spends approximately $100,000 per year on each First Nations family

As a cabinet minister under Pierre Trudeau, his bold plan would have improved the lives of Indigenous Canadians. It was doomed