YHIHS: Dec 12
You heard it here second
(about the week of Dec 12)
Oneida Nation of the Thames, which is 20 mins from London Ontario, declares state of emergency because of lack of water.
Meanwhile, Canada's Federal Government pledges $115 million to help restore Ukraines energy and water infrastructure.
The Taliban have banned women from univerities in Afghanistan
As a reminder USA, and NATO countries like Canada, occupied Afghanistan for 20 years, and then abandoned it to the Taliban. We shouldn't let our deeply rooted white supremacy beliefs let us look away from this.
Head of CTV news Michael Melling - who fired thee Lisa LaFlamme - was reassigned to VP of shared services.
Interesting that wealthy white men always seem to fail up.
Iran expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
After months of protests against Iran's oppressive regime, the UN has voted to remove them from a committee on women's rights. There were 8 votes against (including Russia and China) and 16 abstentions, but this is a big move in fighting for Iranian women.
The federal government is trying to delay the MAiD expansion
Ahead of a March 2023 deadline that would expand MAiD to include people with mental illness, the federal gov is putting forward a motion to delay the expansion. Let's hope they also address the root issues behind MAiD: cost of living, healthcare, housing.....
The January 6 committee has recommended that Trump be charged with 4 crimes for his role in the Capitol Riot
Wonder if he has a trump card for this?
Netherlands' PM Mark Rutte has issued a formal "apology" for their role in over 250 years of slavery
The slave trade contributed to 40% of Dutch economic growth during their golden age. While an apology is an important first step, it must be paired with reparations and redistribution of power - especially with this educational fund. Britian, Canada, USA, France, Portugal - time to step up.
The Dutch are also guilty of colonization of many countries - we also want to see them apologize and offer reparations for this as well.
U.S House of Representatives passes bill on Puerto Rican independence
The bill (which still needs to pass the Senate), would allow Puerto Rico to hold a referendum to decide their own independence.
* It's unclear if this bill wil go through, but it's still a big step forward in decolonizing the island.
