Residential schools

ROTHENBURGER – OneBC ‘town hall’ was lively but it was nothing to fear

June 8, 2026 // 10 Comments

Click on images to enlarge. (Images: Mel Rothenburger) IT WAS LIVELY but well-behaved, at least for the most part. That, I think, sums up Sunday night’s (June 7, 2026) much [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Silence creates doubt over Tk’emlúps gravesites

May 28, 2026 // 2 Comments

CHIEF (Kúkpi7) ROSANNE CASIMIR had a lot to say five years ago when potential unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School were discovered. In 2021, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Unmarked graves are unfinished business in the Truth and Reconciliation journey

September 30, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NATIONAL DAY for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day are about honouring those impacted by residential schools, reflecting on [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – 8-year RCMP probe tests claims about residential schools

August 30, 2025 // 10 Comments

AN IMPORTANT E-MAIL was sent to B.C. MLAs and MPs this week. It remains to be seen how many will read it and how many respond to it but it’s a significant development in [Continue]

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS – Why does CBC refuse to admit it got Kamloops wrong?

May 21, 2025 // 5 Comments

By MARCO NAVARRO-GENIE Frontier Centre for Public Policy RECENT COMPLAINTS to the CBC Ombudsman about Rosemary Barton’s misleading April 16 statement, and renewed scrutiny [Continue]

EDITORIAL – MP’s bill could set back the quest for truth and reconciliation

September 29, 2024 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT A SHAME it is that, with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation coming up on Monday, an NDP Member of Parliament has introduced a [Continue]