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Murray Sinclair was a great Canadian, a great Manitoban, a great Anishinaabe.
His career stands as a legacy of public service and a deep commitment to truth, fairness and dignity for all people.
He was the first Indigenous person to be named to the Manitoba provincial court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba. He was the first, but he will be remembered as one of the best.
He was appointed co-commissioner of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, which laid bare systemic racism within the justice system and is considered a foundational perspective on the system’s relationship with Indigenous people. He led the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest and his report spurred systematic change in the delivery of pediatric cardiac care in our province.
The penultimate moment of his career was his work as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He approached a process that could have been divisive and instead transformed it into Calls to Action for the future of our country, helping all Canadians to learn to walk together into a future of respect and understanding where we live up to the phrase residential school survivors taught us – Every Child Matters.
It will be a long time before our nation produces another person the calibre of Murray Sinclair. He showed us there is no reconciliation without truth. We should hold dear in our hearts his words that our nation is on the cusp of a great new era and we must all “dare to live greatly together.”
On behalf of the people of Manitoba, I extend my condolences to his family and to all Canadians for the loss of Mazina Giizhik.
A sacred fire will be open to the public on the north side of the legislative building grounds until Murray Sinclair’s funeral later this week.
There’s nothing quite like the energy of Halloween energy. Great costumes and fun as we gathered to showcase the many who participated today. Even the staff were all dressed up! @RCSD_No81@RcstaYQR#RCSD_No81#thunderbolts
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If you live in the byelection areas, talk to the candidates.
If you’re not in these areas, talk to your MLA.
Ask them what their priorities are for the next year and beyond.
Ask about public education.
Ask what solutions they will bring forward to help students.
@wbhackl@RobinSharma Great book! Have read it a few times - so many good takeaways. Would also recommend his book The 5AM Club. Full of such good messages.
This will be the last tweet for this school year. Be ready next year for more updates as I shift to a new position as VP at @StGregoryRCSD. Looking forward to yet another adventure.
Ending the school year with outdoor games and school assembly. Another year - and what am awesome year it was! So lucky to have spent the time with such great people! Truly blessed. #stpeterrcsd@t_appell