“Is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission the best way to move forward from the legacy of the Indian residential schools?” an interview with Erna Paris, on CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup.
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Erna Paris is the author of seven acclaimed books of literary non-fiction and the winner of twelve national and international writing awards. More »
Erna Paris was invested into the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston in September 2016.Reconciliation South Africa
CBC Radio 1
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Erna Paris speaks with the CBC's Matt Galloway about Canadians coming to terms with a shameful legacy, this country's residential schools and their impact on First Nations communities.
From Tolerance to Tyranny
CBC Radio 1, 9:00 pm,
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together in relative harmony in medieval Spain. Then the Spanish Inquisition came along with its use of terror and racism, turning a pluralistic society into a police state. Writer Erna Paris first explored this history for IDEAS in 1995. In a new take, she calls what happened in Spain “a cautionary tale for today.”
