Despite their flaws and imperfections, at this time, the CPC is the only and best option Canada has to pull itself out of this stinking insanity. I suggest that people read the recent CPC policy declaration, revised in September 2023.
I agree that not everyone in the Party has the clear vision to recognize or agree upon the degree of how our country is not only being taken over but its values have been destroyed. We need to send a strong message of our expectations now and hold them accountable if they form a government.
I agree with N.M. we the voter need to hold the CPC and indeed all those from any party accountable for their actions. They need to be told that they work for us, we elected you not the world economic forum mot the united nations not others from other countries not the rich not the elite but the average joe the blue collar worker. The same should go for provincial leaders and party members we did not elect you to destroy our school system we did not elect you to ignore our white children in our province and to hold jobs from them and give them to those unqualified. We elected you to make sure we all have equal rights so do your bloody job or we will un-elect you in the next election just like what we are going to do with the Liberals in 2025
This article is timely for me because earlier this week, I had to go to a hospital in another small town for a medical test not available in my local hospital. That hospital is an architectural twin to the one in my small town but I was struck by the number (although small) of indigenous people I saw working there. That town is central to many small indigenous bands who publicly focus on traditional ways, beliefs, ceremonies, Orange Shirt Day, and have some pretty famous representatives of their culture among them, some quite activist. In addition, the town has a very "woke" local paper.
It may have been my imagination, but I thought the indigenous people who helped me (I'm guessing in their 20s and 30s) were guarded until I noticed and smiled, at which point they were each bright and friendly. It made me wonder what their lives must be like in exactly the way this article suggests. The elite indigenous around them are playing this idealized version of the past to which these young people are probably expected to adhere, or a disappointment if they don't, and yet they must see things in their home communities that they reject for themselves. And here they are, trying to make their way like the rest of us, but in a world some of their elders have made seem hostile toward them and where older indigenous people have actually created some backlash against indigenous people.
It is no wonder if they are uncertain whether the people they encounter will be friend or foe. It reminded me of some other groups who make it challenging for their children to be part of the larger world around them. It strikes me as a cruel way to raise one’s children, to make them fearful and to keep them from the skills they need to fully participate in the world they see around them.
"When anyone actually asks them, marginalized Indigenous youth—and their parents—say they want enabling for the Canadian mainstream. They yearn for the vision of Chief Dan George."
The prudent and sensible policy for Conservatives to implement is one of damage control beginning with an immediate reversal of the harmful legacy of Trudeau's reign of error and an official judicial investigation of the shameful Kamloops grave hoax. Address the obvious not the obscure.
A useful thought piece. And it delves into the heart of the matter: culture is not genetic, it’s learned. Indigenous populations need to decide for themselves (sometimes over the heads of their leaders) whether or not they want to move forward (and to what degree) into the modern world. That world has no ethnicity, but it does have winners and losers, and many challenges. One thing this is not is a partisan issue.
The writer, Colin Alexander, is spot on and should be read by all Canadians. An excerpt: “UNDRIP connotes ongoing marginalization and dependency for next generations. That’s unconscionable for them and unsustainable for taxpayers—with that presumably being a priority for Conservatives.”
Despite their flaws and imperfections, at this time, the CPC is the only and best option Canada has to pull itself out of this stinking insanity. I suggest that people read the recent CPC policy declaration, revised in September 2023.
I agree that not everyone in the Party has the clear vision to recognize or agree upon the degree of how our country is not only being taken over but its values have been destroyed. We need to send a strong message of our expectations now and hold them accountable if they form a government.
I agree with N.M. we the voter need to hold the CPC and indeed all those from any party accountable for their actions. They need to be told that they work for us, we elected you not the world economic forum mot the united nations not others from other countries not the rich not the elite but the average joe the blue collar worker. The same should go for provincial leaders and party members we did not elect you to destroy our school system we did not elect you to ignore our white children in our province and to hold jobs from them and give them to those unqualified. We elected you to make sure we all have equal rights so do your bloody job or we will un-elect you in the next election just like what we are going to do with the Liberals in 2025
This article is timely for me because earlier this week, I had to go to a hospital in another small town for a medical test not available in my local hospital. That hospital is an architectural twin to the one in my small town but I was struck by the number (although small) of indigenous people I saw working there. That town is central to many small indigenous bands who publicly focus on traditional ways, beliefs, ceremonies, Orange Shirt Day, and have some pretty famous representatives of their culture among them, some quite activist. In addition, the town has a very "woke" local paper.
It may have been my imagination, but I thought the indigenous people who helped me (I'm guessing in their 20s and 30s) were guarded until I noticed and smiled, at which point they were each bright and friendly. It made me wonder what their lives must be like in exactly the way this article suggests. The elite indigenous around them are playing this idealized version of the past to which these young people are probably expected to adhere, or a disappointment if they don't, and yet they must see things in their home communities that they reject for themselves. And here they are, trying to make their way like the rest of us, but in a world some of their elders have made seem hostile toward them and where older indigenous people have actually created some backlash against indigenous people.
It is no wonder if they are uncertain whether the people they encounter will be friend or foe. It reminded me of some other groups who make it challenging for their children to be part of the larger world around them. It strikes me as a cruel way to raise one’s children, to make them fearful and to keep them from the skills they need to fully participate in the world they see around them.
"When anyone actually asks them, marginalized Indigenous youth—and their parents—say they want enabling for the Canadian mainstream. They yearn for the vision of Chief Dan George."
Exactly.
The prudent and sensible policy for Conservatives to implement is one of damage control beginning with an immediate reversal of the harmful legacy of Trudeau's reign of error and an official judicial investigation of the shameful Kamloops grave hoax. Address the obvious not the obscure.
A useful thought piece. And it delves into the heart of the matter: culture is not genetic, it’s learned. Indigenous populations need to decide for themselves (sometimes over the heads of their leaders) whether or not they want to move forward (and to what degree) into the modern world. That world has no ethnicity, but it does have winners and losers, and many challenges. One thing this is not is a partisan issue.
The writer, Colin Alexander, is spot on and should be read by all Canadians. An excerpt: “UNDRIP connotes ongoing marginalization and dependency for next generations. That’s unconscionable for them and unsustainable for taxpayers—with that presumably being a priority for Conservatives.”
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