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History is no longer really taught in western schools. At least, not in the anglosphere. Can't say about Europe. We're lucky if Canadian/American kids learn much about our own history, much less the rest of the world. You hear these supposedly educated people talk about the depredations of Europeans on the rest of the world as if this was in any way unique. The history of the world is that of whoever was stronger preying on whoever was weaker. Few people have much awareness of the Muslim attacks on India, and the incredible slaughter which took place there, nor of the internal fighting in China, or what Japan did to Korea, or what other parts of the world did to each other. All they know is Europeans (whites) conquered and were mean to people. They don't have a contest within which to place that behavior so they compare it to how they think people ought to act based upon today's values. Ie, everyone knows about the slave trade from western Africa to the US but almost no one knows about the thousand year slave trade from Eastern Africa to Egypt and the Arab world. So when you talk about slavery, most people think of the old US south.

Obsolute Bullshit....it was declared an accident, the soldier did not jam his bayonet into her chest, or she would not be with us right now..... in the course of the soldier taking her down to be arrested, she was accidentally stabbed....as he lost control over his wpn....everyone that was there was put down and searched, no exceptions....including women and children....but then again what did you think was going to happen in an armed resurrection….one that had already seen a police officer killed.... your just a bitter and twisted women that has moved from cause to cause, and now you hate the man....spreading bullshit is not going to help your piont.

To be of service to others........nah, it's my dog and my friends.

How many yrs have the OPP been investigating all the scandals by the ONT liberal government? Makes me wonder why all the flak over fords pick for the head jib. Front line cops wanted that guy but the bigwigs did not, waht were they scared of?

The problem with people who look to mutilate deer is they sooner than later run into a bear that can move real good.

By who you? You talk tough. What do you intend to do? Who do you want to kill? Who will you replace them with? What do you stand for? Please finish your comment.

Well he is crying in florida on a Island. Seems to have rented 2 places for all his friends. In a couple of months we will find out how much this one cost the taxpayer for him and his friends.

I want to see those jobs in the oil patch, which is the main reason the feds bought Trans Mountain. I hope Quebec comes around to Energy East. I also hope the new Attorney General orders a DPA for SNC. Trudeau and co may be working overtime to support jobs in Quebec, but we have more to fear from the likes of JWR, who weakened the government and would like to transfer a huge amount of the federal budget to the settling of land claims. She is more interested in her political ambitions than supporting the government. Many on here are carping on about Trudeau wanting circumvent the rule of law. Don’t believe the hype. You have more to worry about from the likes of JWR than Trudeau, and I’m no Trudeau fan. I will likely be voting Conservative, unless they too start courting mutinous candidates.

Look, I'm not personally involved with the tragedies of the Inuits. I wasn't even born, I'm only 23 years old, and I know no one close that was affected by this. I'm not inconsiderate to their suffering, but when I'm being asked by someone 'WhY woULdn'T YoU CrY yOu ArE sUcH a ShiThEAd fOR NoT CrYiNg' like Queenhead says, I'm sorry, but fu** off.

perhaps Wilson-Raybould might represent the People's Party as a provincial candidate first?

An excellent idea; actually, it shall be former GGs' duty since they are stilling billing us

The next liberal government will apologize for this liberal government.

Amen. Certainly you have laid out a better roadmap for our collective growth than: "The world is a brutal place, humans don't treat each other very well, that hasn't changed in all of human history." On the other hand, I guess you spoiled the party for people who think Nihilism is something we should all aspire to.

What should make you cry is we Canadians voted these pricks in to government in the first place, and in most cases more than once...

Every Canadian should take all of this in history class, maybe cut a few of those gender equality classes out, And yes someone has to say we are sorry...but really, does this liberal government need to say they are sorry for all of our past transgressions, in one 4 year term, can't we spread it out.....what is the next liberal government going to do, clean up SNC maybe.... I mean we as a nation screw up a lot of things, along the way...and I mean I could see if the liberals were going to fix some of these issues but thats not in the cards, all you get is the "sorry" and Justin gets to practice crying on demand...which he is very good at....

You might be surprised as to how many actually DO read and respect your detailed analysis - and copy them to friends. Thanks for the insight.

Why does his location matter? The analysis is correct, Canada has never been able to stop the US from going about and attempting to slay foreign dragons, so they haven't tried, except when America tried to invade Canada. Japan and Germany were easier targets, but if Canada had to fight them all by themselves, then they wouldn't have been stopped, not even close. Canada didn't stop Germany in WWII, the Soviet Union did. Canada didn't stop Japan in WWII, the USA did. You seem to have an inflated view of how powerful Canada's military is, and think that they can stop all the evil in the world if they simply wanted to, but that is a preposterous assumption that has never been the case, and will never be the case. No matter how much humanitarian pixie dust you snort in a fit of wishful thinking, that isn't going to change.

Because Germany and Japan both lost the war, and Canada is very dependent on the U.S. for exports, foreign direct investment, and television programming. Any more questions ?

I disagree. Judgements are messy. It’s about interpretation. Also this case was unique and DPA’s are new in Canada.

I listened to it very carefully. My take away is that she had been building a case for some time and that she was using her 30 minute preamble as a platform. JWR doesn’t seem like a team player. She’s more concerned about her legal supremacy and defending a position that, after consultations, would probably prove to be counter to the public interest. She wouldn’t change it because, how dare anyone pressure her? I work closely with people in hierarchical structures and have learned to read power plays. Trudeau and his team might have been a bit too persistent, but I understand and agree with the PM’s decision to move JWR to another portfolio. She still would have remained in Cabinet had she not resigned from Veterans Affairs. None of us know exactly what happened or what information came forward in consultations. We’re all speculating.

Maybe i do need a refresher, i got a question for you, if you believe all that you just wrote above, why is it out government ordered DND to go to OKA , why was DND used to put down this incident, you don't think the liberals had the legal dept check out all the facts first, you don't think DND also checked out if they could legally accomplish this mission... Your right the GG is legally in charge of DND on paper ,,,, no questions....But when was the last time that the GG or for that matter the Queen told our elected government NO you can't do that, You can not send DND to OKA , Cyprus, Bosina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, shit lets go all the way back to Boar war if you want....Whos signature is on all those Mission statements, authorizing all those mission , who authorized troop levels, equipment to be used, rules of engagements, everything about all the missions DND takes on...Hold on i know you know this one....Yes it is the PM....you can argue all day long, about who is legally in charge but before any one goes any where the PM has to sign off on it, not the queen, and the GG is a figure head only.... Not sure what your going on about here , but for the most part, our laws and constitution protect all Canadians regardless of skin color and race.....and as far as the politicians not having our backs neither does the majority of Canadian public. This post is a perfect example of that, as you can not wait to spread bullshit about something you know nothing about.

Show a little more respect for the people who pay your salary to conduct yourselves impartially and do what Constitutional Law says. We're the boss of you.

All part and parcel of the NDPindian Grievance Farming Litigation Complex self victimization festival. As an infanteer weapon system, one simply compartmentalizes. If there is a stand to, stand to. If no stand to, smoke em if you got em' /shrugs.

I bet you he was , why would he not, he did not do it intentionally....it was an accident, but that does not fit well with your story does it....perhaps you can explain how the children ended up there in the first place, how grown men and women would see this as an acceptable thing, I mean bringing children to a shoot out....

Bullshit, there are plenty of quotes about this incident , just google that shit...and it was an accident over blown by jaccee for her own use, there's more if you need them. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/reflections-of-oka-stories-of-the-mohawk-standoff-25-years-later-1.3232368/sisters-recall-the-brutal-last-day-of-oka-crisis-1.3234550 https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/07/10/pan-ams-waneek-horn-miller-an-oka-crisis-survivor.html

You miss the point completely, AK -47 was the wpn of chioce by the mohawks , and the mohawks only.....QPP were using American made wpns….Cpl Lemay was shot and killed by a Mohawk warrior end of story....while Cpl Lemay was carrying out his duty as a police officer....So lets not pretend your some kind of police forensic expert, and are able to judge by the point of impact that it was not a mohawk bullet, because thats bullshit....when they were the only people there with AK-47, and nobody cares about tear gas into the wind it is a moot point, meant to distract... Lets not forget the QPP are not trained in this type of operations, they did what they could do, and paid for it in Causalities…. WTF is your point, yes a girl was accidentally stabbed by a bayonet while her sister was being taken down and arrested. it was tragic, funney how nobody is talking about WHY a 4 year old and a 14 year old were there in the first place, and not for a couple of days but for the full 78 days of the siege by our military.....who were there Not there to hand out blankets and teddy bears but to put down an armed resurrection ..Now in case they were confused, or doubted the military resolve , they had tanks , Armoured fighting vehs, helos, F-18 flying above, Self propelled arty, the entire Airborne Regt, and many more soldiers.....There for one reason....Once the government decided they had enough they would order the military to use force to end this , up to and including deadly force.. WTF did you think was going to happen when that day came....It was a miracle that things turned out as well as it did...and thats contributed to the professionalism of our soldiers, and the fact the warriors were scared stiff at the time of the take down.... Lets be clear about a few things Police officers and Soldiers are not responsible to uphold your constitutional rights...they swear allegiance to the Queen, not to the Canadian government or it's people, and in this case the Queen did not intervene, she never has..... they also swear to defend the country from enemies foreign or domestic. in this case Mohawk warriors were declared to be the bad guys....by the Liberals , ya the good old liberals....A couple of other things, we don't work for you....we work for the country of Canada, and it's elected government , and if you find yourself on the wrong end of the law, your going to be put down hard.....You pay the bills and that it....and your right we don't pick sides, the government gets to do that....

What land claims are you shooting for? If Canada dissolved and nothing remained but the trust fund, how long would that money last? And on the environmental front, you seem to take a radical environmental stance. In that case don’t develop any indigenous land or resources and see where that lands Indigenous peoples. .

In terms of Horn-Miller, she seems to have been disavowed by the Kanawake Mohawks for marrying a white man. So she's not even Mohawk anymore, she's white, by their own code. This is what an NDPindian looks like, working for the CBC and the Toronto Star.

Dudley george did have a gun,that was the biggest scam ever. Should have sent in the bulldozers.

Okay we’ll stick with bands instead of tribes, though I challenge you to explain the difference. No one is fooled by the way language is sometimes used to manipulate. As you probably have read on the provincial thread, Haudenosaunee are not originally from Ontario and were as warring a people as any. They were resettled in a reserve along the Grand outside of New York State. Claims of land outside of that area are certainly not affirmed by law or historic record. I don’t have any issue with legitimate land claims, but they of course require careful scrutiny for the sake of accuracy. Statutes of limitations are also important. Families that have settled in an area for a century should not suddenly be accountable to someone claiming ancestry in an area from centuries ago. With regard to resources, absolutely Indigenous peoples should take advantage of developing the resources that they have to their own benefit if they so choose. That’s not the same thing as a pipeline, which is a form of delivery infrastructure. If we allowed one band to shut down an entire industry that benefits millions and provides funding for Indigenous affairs, that’s hardly in the public interest. You can’t have it both ways. If you want funding without taxation, at least respect that funding must have a source, or else don’t be surprised when the public elects to cut funding. Believe it or not I’m Canadian and I support fighting climate change, but we always have to ensure a certain amount of prosperity to pay for all of our priorities, including addressing the terrible conditions on some reserves. I’m always wary of one-sided interpretations of history. It’s all about the injustices of residential schools and the “60’s scoop”, but we all know that for Indigenous peoples in the far north to attend high school they’re probably going to have to leave the reserve and take up residence by the nearest high school in places like Thunder Bay. Yes there has been racism towards and mistreatment of Indigenous peoples in such places. We also know that there has been neglect and substance abuse on some reserves. We need wide and honest perspective. Do you want a real open and honest conversation about this? Both sides must be prepared for criticism. Education and opportunity are key. I loved reading Thomas King and also Talaga’s Seven Fallen Feathers about the tragic losses of young students. Please recognize that there is a cost to maintaining remote Indigenous communities of around 200 people that can only be reached by plane. Who is paying for the services, Indigenous or non-Indigenous? Unless we ask honest questions and provide honest answers there won’t be resolution. I also don’t believe it’s about giving money to people, though in some situations or temporarily that is what’s needed. The goal, I believe, for all peoples is self-sustainability. We work and pay taxes to pay for essential services. Unfortunately, as there’s little self-generated tax base for some Indigenous peoples, they are beholden to non-Indigenous. Think of it this way: If I’m working hard to raise my family and pay for education and a property mortgage, yet there are others who never had to pay for property, don’t pay taxes, and receive free university education, who is being unfairly treated? One more thing, know the difference between fact and opinion. Your "facts" are actually opinions that I think in most people's estimation would seem off the mark. Genocide is a strong word. There is some truth to cultural genocide if we're talking about practices like restricting people from speaking their language or beliefs for periods of time in schools, but as is so often the case, context is important. It's easy to condemn the practices of the past through the lens of today's justice. In that case most of our ancestors, non-Indigenous and Indigenous, were unjust. I wouldn't have wanted to be a Huron in the 1640's because of both the French Missionaries and the Iroquois attackers.

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Society as been conditioned to become to sensitive and to become to offended over what someone else says to them or about someone else. No one can take an insult anymore. You hurt my sensitive feelings and want an apology from you or in many cases today people are being charged for hurting someones feelings. We have become a real whimpy and crybaby society. What happened to the good old days where we use to say "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"? I think that it is time to go back to those good old days. If you don't like me hurting your sensitive feelings well go cry in the corner some where and grow up. The world is not perfect and made just for crybabies with such sensitive feelings. There is my thoughts on it.