Reconciliation requires the sharing of truth, apology, and commemoration—all of which acknowledge and redress past harms. It requires, like a marriage, an ongoing commitment to continuing to learn about and respect one another, an ongoing commitment to renewing that relationship every year, and a willingness to want to make it work.
Political analyst Chris Stirewalt joins Hub Dialogues to discuss how media is dividing our culture, how technology is accelerating these trends, and what we can do to help fix the problem.
Quebec history suggests that the economic vitality of the francophone community—not legislation and regulation—is the key to cultural persistence.
During Her Majesty’s reign, we have occasionally lost the plot about what Canada stands for. But God bless her for being there to remind us of what we have.
Here was this young guy from B.C. who had lost his leg to cancer and decided to run across Canada — on one good leg — to raise money for cancer research. Everyone said he was crazy.
The Queen, quite rightly, knew that it was her job to lead by example, to gently adapt the monarchy to the age, but not to follow it. This may be her greatest legacy: changing the Crown to fit the times, without anyone noticing she had done it.
Most examples of progress — including breakthrough technologies, new expressions of art, or the advancement of human rights — started with individuals who subscribed to the opposite view of quiet quitting.
The poll finds a mismatch between the issues dominating the headlines and what Canadians are concerned about.
When it comes to the news industry, affairs are urgent and the CBC is a priority that has to be dealt with. Its dual commercial/public broadcaster role is distorting the market and has to end.
The Hub Dialogues’ audience continues to significantly grow. Monthly downloads have increased 380 percent since we launched in mid-January.
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