Colten Boushie and the Ghastly Silence of the Cons

It's now been several days since an all-white jury found a white farmer in Saskatchewan not guilty of anything in the killing of Colten Boushie.

And since then there have been demonstrations of sorrow and anger all over this country.

So I was really glad to see that Boushie's grief stricken family was able to meet with Justin Trudeau yesterday.

Gord Downie, Chanie Wenjack, and the We Matter Project

This weekend will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Chanie Wenjack, the Ojibway boy who ran away from a residential school, only to die of hunger and exposure.

The boy Gord Downie, who is also dying, has made it his last project to remember.

You know, this boy...