AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoIndigenous Reconciliation: McMaster will host the 2027 National Building Reconciliation Forum in Hamilton, bringing Indigenous leaders and post-secondary institutions together to discuss education access, cultural safety and accountability. An Akwesasne elder has also become the first graduate of McGill’s Indigenous languages PhD program. Budget and Culture: Indigenous women’s groups say the federal budget fails to meet their communities’ needs, despite its proposed $50-billion investment in Indigenous communities. The budget also includes nearly $4 billion for arts and culture. Refugee Rights: Advocacy groups are challenging Canada’s policy of returning asylum seekers to the United States, warning that expanded ICE detention and deportations put people fleeing persecution at risk. Mining Accountability: Rights groups welcomed a $100-million settlement over pollution in Marinduque, Philippines, linked to a mine partly owned by Canadian company Placer Dome. They say the damaged rivers and marine ecosystems have yet to be rehabilitated. Canadian Books: Five writers are shortlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize, which awards $100,000 for the year’s best Canadian fiction.
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