In the Spotlight
Issues
Coerced Sterilization
As a youth in Saskatchewan and as a nurse in the healthcare system, Senator Boyer saw firsthand the discrimination and coercion faced by Indigenous women. Today, she is part of a Senate committee that is investigating the roots and solutions to this unspeakable racism.
Issues
Prison reform
The mental-health crisis in our prison system has to be addressed in society at large—with compassion, care and culturally astute initiatives.
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Recent News
Speaking at the Indigenous Bar Conference 2019
Attending the Animal Law Conference at Dalhousie University
Students Explore Place-Based Histories and Indigenous Leadership
The project highlights Senator Boyer's work to end the coerced and forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada
Speaking with Margaret Atwood about forced sterilization
Meeting with Barbara Cartwright Humane Canada
We talked about reconciliation that must reflect the reality of animal sentience and the indivisibility of humans and animals.