For the last two weeks, Canadian media have been full of the Pope’s apology visit to our Indigenous population. Which is as it should be. Considering how many decades their plight has occurred completely off the radar of the majority of Canadians, this hardly makes up the difference, but it’s a good start. I thought…
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Social Commentary
Truth is a Two-Edged Sword
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I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but my social media feeds have been kinder and gentler recently. In the heyday of the Trump era, there seemed to be a nutter creeping into every thread. I figured that sooner or later, as they always do, these unhappy people would discover that their present hobby…
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Stop Looking Backwards, Canada
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As the ranters rant on, it becomes more and more obvious why the “reconciliation” process is so far off the rails with Blacks in the US and indigenous people in Canada. We have all fallen under the myth created by American lawyers that a large lump sum payment will resolve all injuries. We refuse to…
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Residential Schools Fallout
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I’d be the first to admit that I do not have a handle on the whole Indigenous problem. Nobody does. This article is merely tossing around some ideas, trying to make sense of it all. I propose no solutions. I merely provide one point of view, one angle that you might find interesting.…
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“Forgive” Is the Wrong Word
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Throughout the latter half of the 20th century we observed the outcome where former colonial action by European nations had established a government that clashed with the original owners of the land. Algeria solved the problem in a short, violent revolution and disappeared from world news. Northern Ireland finally tired of the meaningless violence. It…