KPU chancellor receives B.C. Reconciliation Award

KPU chancellor Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) is one of six individuals and organized being honoured with a 2022 British Columbia Reconciliation Award. (Submitted photo)
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Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. he federal Liberal government has not called their disability benefit legislation for debate before Parliament breaks for summer, despite promised action since 2020 and recent pleas from organizations across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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