Letters to the editor: 'He was the People's Pope and his humanity humanized religion.' Letters to the editor for April 23

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Galleries, libraries, archives and museums in Canada must mobilize to invoke all applicable articles and provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action; and the Canadian Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
54% : In particular, TRC's Call to Action 92 states: "We call upon the corporate sector in Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework and to apply its principles, norms, and standards to corporate policy and core operational activities involving Indigenous Peoples and their lands and resources.
48% : James Duthie Nanaimo, B.C. Re "Proposed auction of Hudson's Bay artifacts raises government concerns for future of historic collection" (Report on Business, April 22): Many significant Hudson's Bay Co. cultural properties comprising Indigenous art, artifacts and historical records were transferred to the Archives of Manitoba and the Manitoba Museum.
40% : " John Moses Delaware and Upper Mohawk bands, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory Re "Spiralling spending" (Letters, April 22): Yes, government deficits are undesirable, but black swan events require deficit spending to protect our economy.

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