oki = hola Idle No More She was the first aboriginal woman appointed to the Canadian Senate. She’s also a former professor of neuropsychiatry, so Sen. Lillian Dyck has had no trouble figuring out how she can contribute to policy debates from Canada’s upper chamber. For instance, she says, one of her proudest moments came this past March when Bill C-27 — legislation that would require aboriginal chiefs and band councillors to publish their salaries and expenses — was put before the Senate. Dyck strongly disagreed with the bill, not because she disagrees with openness, but because she felt it placed stricter rules of transparency on First Nations than on any other entity, the Senate included, and she felt that was racist Senate snapshots: Lillian Dyck speaks up for aboriginals, science and sober second thought o.canada NewsSenate snapshots: Lillian Dyck speaks up for aboriginals, science and sober second thoughtFiona BuchananPublished: August 15, 2013, 7:52 pmUpdated: 4 hours agoAAAAAACanadians watching the Senate spending affair may be forgiven for won
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