Todd Lyons 🪶

@toddlyons
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Audio Producer, Author, Privacy Professional (CIPP/C), Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist (MSW, RSW), Linux user, Open Source fan. Former Radio Broadcaster.

#MSW #RSW #CIPPC #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Solus #Indigenous #Cree #Métis #FirstNations #LandBack #Ottawa #Ontario​

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A huge loss. She allowed me to use some of her music for "Indigenous Perspectives: Stories from Indigenous Public Servants."

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cris-derksen-has-died

#Indigenous #Canada #Music

Cris Derksen Has Died

Cris Derksen, a cellist and composer, died Saturday (May 16) in a car accident in Northern Alberta. AIM Booking Agency announced the news

Exclaim! Media Inc.

There will be no new federal funding for pharmacare. Provinces and territories will have to go it alone.

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-federal-government-abandons-national-pharmacare/

#Canada #Politics #Health #HealthCare #UniversalHealthCare

Canada's federal government abandons national pharmacare | CCPA

There will be no new federal funding for pharmacare. Provinces and territories will have to go it alone to continue the program.

CCPA
@y4yCanada is offering a Horsemanship Workshop, June 6th, in Ottawa. Registration is $48 per child/youth (less than half of actual cost). Email y4yCanada AT gmail.com to register.
#Ottawa #Indigenous #Youth #ottnews
Do you take after your dad’s RNA?
Evidence is growing that sperm carries marks of a father’s life experiences, influencing traits in offspring.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/do-you-take-after-your-dads-rna/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Before you try to rescue a baby bird, learn how to tell when a nestling or fledgling truly needs help—and how to safely protect nesting birds this season.

https://www.countryliving.com/gardening/outdoors/a71232608/what-to-do-baby-bird-yard/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-ca

#birds #wildlife #nature #rescue

What to Do If You Find a Baby Bird in Your Yard

Many baby birds found on the ground aren’t actually abandoned. Experts at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology explain what to do before you intervene.

Country Living
@y4yCanada is offering a Horsemanship Workshop, June 6th, in Ottawa. Registration is $48 per child/youth (less than half of actual cost). Email y4yCanada AT gmail.com to register.
#Ottawa #Indigenous #Youth #ottnews
Four-day return to office based on 'philosophical choice': top Treasury Board official

Bill Matthews admits return-to-office decision made 'knowing that some departments have more people than space'.

Ottawa Citizen

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan Chief Executive Officer Richard Quintal will officially step down from his position on May 15, 2026.

https://www.mbcradio.com/2026/05/metis-nation-saskatchewan-announces-leadership-transition

#Canada #Indigenous #Metis

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan Announces Leadership Transition - MBC Radio

Photo: Screenshot of Metis Nation-Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum making announcement May 4, 2026 The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan has announced a key leadership change within its public service, as Chief Executive Officer Richard Quintal prepares to step down from his position. President Glen McCallum made the announcement May 4, 2026 on a live stream from their website. […]

MBC Radio

A B.C. court decision known as the Nicholas ruling gave Ottawa until the end of April 2026 to make changes to restore status to the descendants of enfranchised First Nations peoples. But the Senate made changes to S-2 that would end the second-generation cutoff.

https://www.ipolitics.ca/2026/04/24/government-secures-brief-extension-court-imposed-deadline-indian-act/

#Indigenous #reconciliation #Canada #BillS2

Government secures brief extension of court-imposed deadline to make changes to the Indian Act

On Tuesday, the government formally petitioned the court for a six-month extension of the deadline to October 30, though the judge deferred a ruling. But a request to extend the deadline to next month to wait for the decision was granted after it was accepted by both parties, according to the lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the case.

iPolitics

There are more than 830,000 First Nations people in Canada registered as having “Indian Status” according to the most recent Census data. But what is it and what does it mean for the people that have it?
We’ve seen many claims online about how First Nations people get tax exemptions, free housing, free education and more. APTN News: Answers looks into Indian Status and the reality of these so-called “free” aspects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTS79DQbS7g

#Indigenous #reconciliation #IndianAct #Canada

No taxes, free housing, free tuition? Fact-checking claims about Indian Status | APTN News: Answers

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