Steve Bonspiel

Editorial Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte The Eastern Door Many issues frustrate Indigenous people, but none quite like how our taxation rights - in other words our inherent rights - are constantly flouted by businesses, “adjusted” by successive governments, and just ignored overall. And something must be done. We’ve waited long enough. The Mohawk Councils of Kahnawake and Kanesatake have collectively failed in their duties to protect the people. And they aren’t alone.

Home Editorial #CancelCanadaDay is as relevant as ever Editorial Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte The Eastern Door A lot has changed in the past five years, but then again, a lot hasn’t. On July 1, 2021, many Canada Day events were cancelled, or at least dramatically scaled back, after the Kamloops announcement confronted Canadians with the genocidal reality of the residential school system.

Opinion I now understand why people earn a full pension after 20 years in the military. The newspaper business is a similar grind. I used to think that 20 years was a relatively short time to call something a career, but it has now been 23 years for myself in journalism, and 18 years of owning The Eastern Door as of July 1, and let me tell you, it’s a long haul.