The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Guest Host Scott Radley:
The federal government has unveiled its $40-billion agreement in principle to provide compensation to First Nations children and their families harmed by an underfunded child welfare system and establish long-term reform.
As a result of the largest class action lawsuit in Canadian history, Ottawa will provide $20 billion to children on reserve and in the Yukon who were unnecessarily removed from their homes between April 1, 1991 and March 31, 2022. This extends to their parents and caregivers. Compensation will also be provided to those impacted by the narrow definition of Jordan’s Principle between Dec. 12, 2007 and Nov. 2, 2017.
"This is the largest settlement in Canadian history, but no amount of money can reverse the harms experienced by First Nations children," said Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller. "However, historic injustices require historic reparations."
GUEST: Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Director at the First Peoples House of Learning at Trent University
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Across Ontario, educators, parents and students were left scrambling to prepare for a return to class Wednesday, after the winter break. As a result of surging COVID-19 cases, in-person learning, which the province last week assured Ontarians would resume, has been paused.
On Monday, Premier Doug Ford warned that Ontario faces “a tsunami of new cases in the days and weeks ahead” and ordered that schools switch to online learning until at least Jan. 17.
The about-face frustrated many educators and families who are calling on the province to use the next two weeks to ensure a safe reopening for schools. Among the demands of some parents and teachers’ unions are measures such
GUEST: Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Violence Prevention in Schools, and a Full Professor in Counseling Psychology at the University of Ottawa
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If you want to rent a cottage this summer, industry experts say you better start looking now. Or do you?
GUEST: Heather Bayer, CEO of Cottage Link Rental Management
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