Hi Friends
"We (Canada) have no history of colonialism." Excerpt from Stephen Harpers speech to the G20 summit in Pittsburgh Sept.25, 2009.
Tell that to the colonized. Many First nations and their citizens still struggle under all the social ills that accompany colonization. Broken families, domestic abuse, drug and alcohol abuse; all consequences of colonization. Let's look at some examples. The colonial Indian Act that displaces First Nation Governance, chronic underfunding of First Nations people, and lets not forget the denial of treaty rights...even though they are recognized in the Canadian Constitution..(section 35)
The spin doctors have assured us that this was just a snippet taken out of context.
Really? Didn't Stephen Harper just apologize about one year ago for the Residential schools?
"There is no place in Canada for the attitudes that inspired the Indian residential school system to ever prevail again" excerpt from the residential school apology.
Mr. Harper seems unaware or doesn't care that he is giving the entire country a black eye around the world by refusing to sign the indigenous peoples rights bill.
Apologizes for, then denies colonization? Maybe Mr. Harper is unaware of the exact definition of colonization. Perhaps he could check out the AFN web site for this and so much more.
regards
Debra
sources are:http://www.afn.ca/article.asp?id=4609
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