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Only a fraction of Indigenous chiefs are women, and many of those who hold the title complain of being harassed and disrespected by men.

Also, more from Whistler, Chinese history redux, Jane Austen updated and a video games romp.

"Five years (after the Paris Agreement), facing the ravages of the worst public health crisis in a century, what can we apply from our response to public health to our response climate change?" asks Catherine McKenna, former environment minister and current minister of infrastructure and communities.

Also, a Black athlete’s troubles and some Vancouver-filmed other realities.

Ross Belot spent a career helping oil companies maximize profit, but gradually came to recognize the climate crisis. He now shares his newfound views through poetry.

Also, two kid classics reimagined and an action flick from Tonga.

The Liberal government is set to introduce long-awaited legislation today, December 3, 2020, to enshrine the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian law.

"Over millennia, we have developed confidence that we will overcome challenges with each other," says 32-year-old La'goot (Spencer Greening). "Yes, you face fear and worry in times of a changing climate, but you have faith that you can overcome together."

Not all people of colour are — or want to be — activists, so let's stop pigeonholing them, says Aysha Tabassum.

Also, an intimate biography of Frank Zappa and a creepy horror flick from Sweden.

Big films, little gems and something for everyone.

Naomi and Seth Klein are probably Canada’s most famous sibling activists, but you could say they are just following in the family business.

Also, Ron Howard’s new one, an oddball friendship, a chaotic dinner party and one woman’s look at modern morality.

Tyler Sloane, the youth facilitator of Buddies in Bad Times theatre’s In Conversation series, says growing up in a small town in the Prairies makes the pandemic feel oddly familiar, as they co-host an online version of the effort to connect queer youth and elders.

The RCMP watchdog has uncovered shortcomings with the national force's crowd-control measures, physical searches and collection of social media information while policing anti-fracking protests in New Brunswick.