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@[email protected] / Canada's Festival of Ideas since 1997. #OIWF #CanLit - Details at https://t.co/TcpNHWxgkJ
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Joined March 2009
Great seeing friends @RobertJSawyer & @MadelineAshby get coverage in my local community paper @centretownbuzz for their panel on how #scifi doesn't predict the future but reflect the present at @Writersfest back in October. (Link to article in comments.)
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We are incredibly honoured to receive this recognition- Thank you 🙏 #MyOttawa
Congrats to the Taggart-Parkes Family on receiving the AFP Ottawa Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award at the 30th Annual Philanthropy Awards! 🎉 We nominated the Taggart-Parkes Family for all they've done for people experiencing homelessness.
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Looking forward to being back in #YOW and seeing you tonight to chat about ‘Reconciling History’ 📕✍️😁 Reconciling History - Ottawa International Writers Festival—for tickets 🎫: 👇🏼
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7:00pm, Friday Nov 8 at Southminster in Ottawa — "Jody Wilson-Raybould was not only born to be a leader but accepted the role as her responsibility, and she has fulfilled it with honour and grace and...
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20+ yrs ago I was @CarolOff_’s understudy on a @CBCNews political debate program called Counterspin that @avilewis had once hosted. On Nov.13 @Writersfest I’ll interview Carol about her new book “At A Loss For Words:Conversation in an Age of Rage”
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7:00pm, Wednesday Nov 13 at Southminster in Ottawa — "With wit and wisdom, the voice of Canada—Carol Off—delivers a thoughtful yet searing examination of the power of words, the necessity of truth,...
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Glad to have my review of Christine McNair’s Toxemia in @PeriodicityJ this month. This book will resonate with many women, I’m sure, especially when it comes to considering how personal identity and health are woven together in many complex ways. @christinemcnair @bookhugpress
newly posted: Kim Fahner @modernirish : Toxemia, by Christine McNair / @christinemcnair @bookhugpress @VERSeOttawa @CanadianPoets ; https://t.co/ScYYDCzkXl
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Oh my…such incredibly sad news. Sending my love & prayers to his family.🪶 Murray was a mentor, friend, and colleague—I will always cherish his wisdom & celebrate his distinct contributions to Indigenous peoples and to Canada. Gilakas’la 🙏🏽 🧡🧡#RIP🧡🧡
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Whether as a lawyer, judge, commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, senator, or family man, Murray Sinclair is being remembered for bringing reconciliation to the national consciou...
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Murray Sinclair was iconic and transformative in his leadership and skills, and also so humble and generous in the Anishinaabe way. He changed the country of Canada as we know it, and his legacy will be profoundly transcendent and immortal. My sincerest condolences to his family.
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I'll be appearing in Kingston on Nov. 6 at The Screening Room as part of the Kingston Writers' Festival. Let's hope the mood is festive! Link for tickets in bio @WritersFestYGK
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It saddens me to learn of a hero, a legend, world changer Justice Murray Sinclair’s passing. As the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitoba and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), he fundamentally changed how Canada confronts its history of residential
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I went to Winnipeg to see Murray Sinclair in assisted living earlier this year. There, he conducted his final interview. We also went to Selkirk and he showed me where he grew up. It was the culmination of a decade of trust building. Story here: https://t.co/1FfbEV5HBn
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theglobeandmail.com
After decades in the public eye, the Indigenous advocate and former commissioner pivots to new chapter
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A man whose dedication, impact, service and commitment to the right kind of justice is gone. Canada is better because of him though it didn't deserve him. His legacy is borderless. Rest In Peace Murray Sinclair. https://t.co/g2CKpg6JSq
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Sinclair travelled the country for six years hearing the stories of survivors of residential schools for the commission, which produced 94 calls to action.
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The Canadian Bar Association is deeply saddened by the passing of The Honourable Murray Sinclair, former judge and senator. A trailblazing leader, Mr. Sinclair was the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitoba. 1/4 https://t.co/6XPpWylAST
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The Honourable Murray Sinclair always walked into dark places with a flashlight so that we can safely follow. A beam of light that cut through injustice and shows the way to hope.Sending prayers and gratitude to his loving family🧡
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Coming up next week! Not to be missed.
Looking forward to returning to @Writersfest next week (Ottawa, November 8th)—hope to see you there for a discussion on ‘Reconciling History.’ ✍️🙏🏽📕 @Rezadar9 Reconciling History - Ottawa International Writers Festival
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Looking forward to returning to @Writersfest next week (Ottawa, November 8th)—hope to see you there for a discussion on ‘Reconciling History.’ ✍️🙏🏽📕 @Rezadar9 Reconciling History - Ottawa International Writers Festival
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7:00pm, Friday Nov 8 at Southminster in Ottawa — "Jody Wilson-Raybould was not only born to be a leader but accepted the role as her responsibility, and she has fulfilled it with honour and grace and...
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If you're in Ottawa mark this date down Nov 19 in your calendar. @Writersfest @HouseofAnansi Perfect Books Ottawa
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Dangerous Memory is out. Nov. 2 @WordstockSud Nov. 13 @ChatNoirBooks New Liskeard Nov 17. Launch at @HorseshoeTavern with @grievousangels 1PM start. @mmm_org @HouseofAnansi @AnotherStoryTO co-hosting Nov. 19 @Writersfest St. John's Church Ottawa. https://t.co/GqwbnfYafp
canadianmusicspotlight.com
In Dangerous Memory, politician, author, and musician Charlie Angus undertakes a major rethink of the cultural and political shifts of the 1980s, an era that unleashed an unprecedented looting of the...
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