Provinces face calls to make new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday

[MikePal]

The lines are being muddied between the current first nations issues, and what was happening 100+ years ago. At that time, children were being confiscated from families on reserves (often never to be seen again) so that they could be indoctrinated to western culture. That is the crux of the "every child matters" movement. What is going on now in reserves is a totally different dilemma.

Today...there are thousands of indigenous children being taken, by the CAS, from the mother at birth. The mother is unfit for a variety of reasons) and the placed in foster homes off the reservations. There are presently 15,000 in the system.

Many children are removed from their homes by CSA due to the deplorable conditions as we see in the video. They would never learn their culture and language and it wasn't the fault' of the colonists, it was the fault of the Indigenous themselves...The old saying it takes a village to raise a child, I guess the reservation is not a very good village.

I don't see how that is a 'different' dilemma. If the issue is the kids were being stripped of the language and culture....it's still being done but by the Indigenous themselves.

Something else: Many of the 150,000 kids that passed thru the residential school system went on to having very fulfilling lives because they could speak English and had got a good education. Many went on to colleges and Universities and became successful professionals. I meet some that I worked with in Northern Manitoba....ones who returned back to their culture to help.

Their lives were altered by the intervention when they were struggling to stay alive.

Many with the help from the Government and the Canadian taxpayers, who provide them free housing and schooling at Universities and Colleges, went on to continue their education across the country.

I don't see that as a bad thing, at least I for one, am not to be made feel guilty for it one Day a year.

[Bushwhacker]

This about sums it up:

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.....also known as National Surf Day

[MikePal]

.....also known as National Surf Day

If the Tofino Chamber of Commerce were on the ball they would design 'JT Beachcomer' vacation packages for next 30 Sept and capitalize on their infamy

[MikePal]

Interesting opinion from Kinsella:

But will the behaviour change?

With Trudeau’s cult-like followers, that is unlikely. Initially, they said the scandal wasn’t one. After Trudeau apologized, they did a volte-face and said his apology put an end to the scandal.

What else would one expect from such a cult, which one CNN broadcaster once called “TruAnon?” If they could rationalize racist blackface, allegations about groping a woman, and obstruction of justice, the Tofino scandal would be barely an afterthought.

But what about Trudeau? Did he notice the outrage? Did he — does he — care?

So, maybe he doesn’t truly know how angry people are. Perhaps he doesn’t know, either, the damage he did to Canada-Indigenous relations. Those are all dark, dark clouds, as our moms would say.

But here is the silver lining: I don’t think Justin Trudeau wants to do the job anymore. I think he wanted a majority government, didn’t get one, and now he wants out.

I now think, more than ever before, he wants to leave.

And that, my friends, is a real silver lining.

[MarkB]

I'm glad it is finally confirmed out in the open. At least these two things:

- Trudeau's words mean nothing, once again he just says the right things, but his actions pretty much state he really doesn't care.
- The Truth and Reconciliation Day is purely a day for the government to enjoy as a day off, to holiday. The rest of us ... we have to keep working, while they enjoy that additional long weekend.

Absolutely awesome. Good on you guys, all you Liberal voters ... this is on you!

[line052]

exactly what I did all Thursday Morning duck, afternoon grouse and rabbit and finished with evening hunt for duck. Haven't carried gun for a whole day since I left the army.lol

Yes indeed...make it an opportunity to go out and celebrate our Hunting and Gathering heritage and pay homage to the Ingenious for teaching the early settlers how to hunt.

I'll even wear orange !!