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An interesting story in the Post today in that it encapsulates all that most of us despise about so-called progressives. A Quebec environmental bureaucrat wrote a letter to his federal counterpart on upcoming legislation. The letter, sent last month from a Quebec environment official to one of his federal counterparts, does not seem all that inflammatory. The Quebec official notes that proposed federal legislation requiring that traditional Indigenous knowledge be taken into account when assessing environmental impacts permits a “very broad” definition of such knowledge. And, he adds, the bill should be clearer about how traditional knowledge is to be weighed against scientific data when deciding whether a project should proceed. How could anyone be upset about this? Clearly it's simply warning that science, and not the undefined term 'indigenous knowledge' should guide environmental assessment. Yet two cabinet ministers had to apologize amid the 'outrage' over the disrespect to natives. I think this just goes to show how lost to reality progressives are in their fanaticism at appeasing and pandering to every single minority identity group. You can't question the 'wisdom' of indigenous people, despite the fact they had zero knowledge of science and were basically a bunch of tribal hunters restricted to small geographic areas. Even suggesting we should promote science instead an endanger your career as the hysterical progressives start calling you names. And yes, of course, the progressives have already started crying racism. It's what they do, after all. http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/quebec-deputy-minister-gets-pushback-after-questioning-place-of-indigenous-traditional-knowledge#comments-area

I'm waiting for the offer of a free car for everyone in the province. She's already announced billions for new hospitals and other projects. And today offered billions more for universal daycare between 2 and school age. Deficit? Phhht! What deficit! It's not like Ontario can't afford it! Hey, we'll just raise taxes again! http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/reevely-2-2b-daycare-announcement-is-kathleen-wynne-at-her-wynnest

Around 2015. That's when the latest wave of increased... "sensitivity"... started. That's when everyone started to be worried about "cultural appropriation", "microaggressions", "being an ally", "intersectional disadvantage", "cisgender privilege", etc. But, this is the first wave of this bs that is having some real pushback from reasonable middle-ground people (i.e. the increasing number of university professors who are starting to speak out against the atmosphere now found at many universities), who previously just kind of took the increasingly stifling anti-free-speech inclinations of the modern left as an annoyance to be ignored. Haha, I wouldn't question the wisdom of "ingenious" people either.

Climate Barbie and the wonderful sunny days team want to codify "indigenous knowledge:?????????????? Yeah, when the Vikings, then French and finally English got here, they found all of these universities, libraries, technological centers, etc. - this vast store of "indigenous knowledge". The aboriginal population has given so much knowledge to the world. Next thing you know Ralph Goodale will be proposing a bill to recognize that Plato, Euclid, Pythagoras, Davinci, Tessla, Einstein and Hawking will be officially declared Swamp Cree.

Agreed....far more interesting and impactful than boring politics in Canada. That's why this forum has a dedicated area for U.S. politics.

She is supporting the Palestinian Cause. A movement started by Haj Amin al-Husseini...a real Nazi. You're free to support his cause.

The Mufti's first act upon getting his new job. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Nebi_Musa_riots

Yep....a Canadian prime minister with majority control in Parliament has far more unchecked power than does any American president. It is far more compelling to obsess on what the American political system is doing day to day, "because it matters" (according to Justin Trudeau). Most Americans needn't care about Canada's political system, "because it doesn't (matter)".

Well you're only looking at one side of the aisle, there. Still, what I am getting at is a reality show billionaire winning the presidency. If you remember, Ross Perot wasn't successful. But you missed my point completely. And in so doing, perpetuate their ignorance of what they're making fun of. Yes it is true. The executive and legislative being separated, if the president wants his promised agenda to get through he has to have Congress on his side. They don't have to be chummy, just have some interests aligned. The situation where you have an executive of one party and a legislative of the other, cannot happen in countries like Canada; where the prime minister is literally God.