It’s been well established that Canada is guilty of practising cultural genocide against Indigenous people, especially through the shameful Indian residential school system. But today in The Conversation Canada, Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, Professor Emeritus from the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, makes the case that the federal government was responsible for “actual physical genocide” in the case of a small group of Inuit in the 1950s.

Our other top reads for today:

• A recent study showed that a number of Olympic medalists were exposed to some form of childhood trauma before experiencing athletic excellence.
• A court ruling last month on the constitutionality of Canada’s new prostitution laws shows the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act is more about trying to stop prostitution than it is about protecting sex workers.
• There’s new research that shows goverment support for angel investors is the best way to promote entrepreneurial acitivity.

And finally, Gail Anderson, a professor of criminology at Simon Fraser University, tells us about her role in exonerating a woman wrongly accused of murder. The thing that got her off? Prof. Anderson’s knowledge of how blow flies are attracted to dead bodies. It’s a fascinating story, but be warned…you might not want to read it over breakfast!

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