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What's going on is that the effects of decades of moral debasement have succeeded so much that it'll take a few generations to make it go away. Thankfully progress is like rust and it never sleeps. The only way to solve it is over time one word at a step if need be.

I think outlawing in-camera lobbying alone should blunt the worst effects of corruption.

Explain to me then why we are expected to do this for Indians? Canada is supposed to be a land of equals. The current extreme of the polically correct seem to think aboriginals are entitled to be more than equal. Let me give you another example: there are aboriginal "olympics+ that every virtue signalling politician and left wing loonie celebrates with pride. How do you think it would fly if we held a "White Male Only Olympic" meet?" Speaking of which: Canada has a bunch of Gay Pride parades. I can already hear you and the liberal media bitch and moan when I announce my "Straight Guys and Gals Only" parade.

Immunization is one of the great triumphs of public health. The benefits massively outweigh the risks.

“Cide” literally means kill and has that meaning in homocide, fratricide, infanticide, you get the idea. Using that word so loosely, a word used to describe the intentional mass murder of races and peoples in the past, such as Jews or Armenians, is irresponsible. The problem with the report of the inquiry is that it takes a very serious socio-economic, racial, gender issue with a very specific history that requires thoughtful attention and uses it as a wedge to make a set of tenuously or totally unrelated measures. What the hell does guaranteed basic income have to do with missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls? It also lays the personal responsibility of the people who actually committed these crimes at the foot of colonialism. What a copout. No government in Canada has ever condoned such crimes, and the people who put together the Indian Act, residential schools, and reserve system are long gone, not that such policies should be held responsible for these murders. They are contributing factors to poverty, cultural marginalization, and social problems that are significant and should be addressed with concrete measures. So what is stopping this from happening? If it’s about policy and reasonable funding it should be fixable. I think it’s also about other uncomfortable truths that people don’t want to talk about, such as a culture of reliance on outside support. A condition of self governance is a certain amount of self-reliance. If it’s a matter of asking for more money without accountability to the providers of that money, that only reinforces the dependence. Nevertheless, racism is still a problem, conditions on reserves must change, and there must be better protections for these vulnerable women. Some of the inquiry’s recommendations are very sensible and important. Just don’t turn this into some kind of social safety net omnibus bill that will only be supported by a narrow segment of the left. Politicizing serious issues and invoking inflammatory language is off putting, yet the focus of the inquiry is an important one. I mention taxation to you because I’ve learned that commitment to causes is more accurately measured by how much people are willing to sacrifice. Yet I also believe that not all solutions involve increased spending. It’s called cutting our cloth to fit and living within our means. Reallocate existing resources with sensible policies. Start there. I assure you that there are vested interests in maintaining the current dysfunctional system. Interestingly, I don’t think non-Indigenous people are standing in the way, unless the initiatives involve demanding more of their income. Now you’re talking about people’s priorities and money. When I look at the costs in increased taxation of implementing all of these resolutions, I just see the public disengaging. If taxes climbed to such a height to pay for what is essentially unconditional wraparound financial support (for housing, food, transportation infrastructure, community programs, health, and education), I would certainly take advantage of my dual citizenship and leave the country. I’m sure many others would agree. How much buy-in can you expect? It’s hard enough to take care of your own family.

Hell with Dougie and Taxme living next door you have nothing to fear.

I don’t know a single Canadian who doesn’t want to see Indigenous people thrive. If you can find solutions that Indigenous peoples will form a consensus around, great. If it boils down to more money, voters will have to support that. Using extreme language inaccurately, words like genocide, when most Canadians know there was never an intentional (or unintentional) mass murder or elimination of Indigenous peoples, will only cause voters to disengage from Indigenous concerns, which are already far removed from the daily lives of most Canadians. Stick to specific measures to improve concrete problems that can actually be solved by governments, especially in an environment where non-Indigenous are constantly reminded not to make decisions for Indigenous peoples. Inflammatory language is very unhelpful. Another major problem with the inquiry’s recommendations is their extreme overreach into matters that have no direct relationship to the topic, such as the demand for a basic income and multiple demands for funding to similarly peripheral matters. I can’t believe that people actually think it’s reasonable for a government to take care of people to such an extent, right down to food, housing, and income for nothing in return. Below are just a few examples: 2.4 Provide the resources required to preserve knowledge by digitizing interviews with Knowledge Keepers and language speakers. Support community-led Indigenous language and cultural programs through permanent, no-barrier funding and resources. 2.5 Create a permanent fund supporting Indigenous-led initiatives for Indigenous individuals, families, and communities to access cultural knowledge. [...] 2.7 Fund Indigenous-led initiatives to improve the representation of Indigenous Peoples in media and pop culture. [...] 4.1 Uphold the social and economic rights of Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people by ensuring that Indigenous peoples have services and infrastructure that meet their social and economic needs. All governments must immediately ensure that Indigenous peoples have access to safe housing, clean drinking water and adequate food. [...] 4.5 Establish a guaranteed annual livable income for all Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, to meet all their social and economic needs. 4.6 Commence construction of new housing and the provision of repairs for existing housing to meet the housing needs of Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people.

As opposed to idiots using over blown hyperbole and rhetoric because they don't like the fact the stats don't bear out the "Blame Whitey" bullshit narrative? Tell us oh great adjective spewer, how exactly does male Natives murdering female Natives constitute "genocide"? Why is a 17% unsolved rate for non-Native women not even newsworthy but a 19% unsolved rate for Native women is an abomination? The simple fact is, there have been studies on this very subject before and they all came to the same conclusion. There was even an independent study on murdered and missing women in general in Canada and across all racial groups, the vast majority of women are murdered by men from the same racial group. This latest MMIW crap is just another example of leftists (and various elements in the Native community who can't resist playing the identity politics game) refusing to accept reality. But then what can you expect from a group of worthless troglodytes who scream "NAZI!!!!!!" every time someone rejects their morally and emotionally relativistic ideology while believing the Natives were caretakers of the Earth and lived in some Kum By Yah fantasy world.

More importantly to me, does he want to take action or merely talk about acting. The issue afaic is settled and has been for years. I get it that things change and that there may be gaps in our knowledge but I'd rather err on the side of acting than err on the side of inaction. It's simply the most prudent thing to do in my mind.

Beer, beer, beer...