Indigenous activists want to RENAME cities and towns across Canada
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C2C Article: https://c2cjournal.ca/2024/10/collaboration-no-more-how-the-powell-river-b-c-name-change-debate-turned-nasty/
Frances Widdowson, a former tenured professor at Mount Royal University who was fired for daring to question the truth and reconciliation narrative is speaking out about an ongoing battle in the small town of Powell River, B.C. A local indigenous band is trying to force the town to rename itself because apparently the name celebrates Canada's colonial past. People are now losing their jobs and livelihoods over this.
What is truth and reconciliation really about? Why are activists trying to rename cities and towns across Canada? Frances Widdowson answers those questions and more on the latest episode of the Faulkner Show!
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