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Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses members of the Chinese community, Head Tax survivors and their families on Parliament Hill in June 2006 after his apology over the racist Head Tax once imposed on Chinese immigrants. (CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand)

How not to say you’re sorry: Why governments keep getting apologies wrong

The best way to apologize involves making victims the primary focus, not the apologizing state. Apologies that prioritize rehumanizing victims prove more effective at rehumanizing apologizers too.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh celebrates his Burnaby South byelection win on Feb. 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Byelection win offers Singh an opportunity to reset his leadership

Jagmeet Singh needed to win the byelection in Burnaby South. Now that the NDP leader will have a seat in Parliament, can he still turn around the party’s fortunes before this year’s federal election?

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