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From the time the first story broke about the so-called 'discoveries' so close to Canada Day, I believed and still do that this was a well-timed, well-planned event by activists within FN communities designed solely to grab headlines and with the complicity of the media milk them for all they could. I've read the entire TRC report. These grave sites have been know for decades yet nothing was done about them until now? The media ate this up publishing article after article that only regurgitated what was already in the news. It took FN communities themselves actually admitting that these graves sites were identified long ago to finally quell some of the uproar much to the dissatisfaction of the more extreme activists. First Nations and the media had an opportunity to advance the cause of reconciliation and ignored it in favor of erroneous headlines and outright lies.

Leslyn Lewis is one conservative candidate I would vote for were she in my constituency. I also believe that had she won the party leadership Conservatives would have had a much better chance in the coming election.

You don’t cite facts. 70% of children died? What? Also, “Indians” could go on to higher education and costs are covered. It was possible to leave the reserve, but you couldn’t retain status or double dip as happens today, enjoying the tax breaks, free land, and benefits of Indian status while also holding down western-style jobs that pay, yet also being free to fish and hunt without the restrictions that non-Indigenous face. Yes some of these rights changed over time, but it’s a sweet deal today for Indigenous, who receive more privileges than any ethnicity in Canada.

Sorry. You just come across that way sometimes.

Absolutely. I know its my lot in life to support helpless clods who might otherwise wither and die, or fret themselves because I am able to “bear” it. As in, bearings. I gots me some big bearings.

From July 5 "Wildfire officials said Monday the Lytton wildfire, which burned about 90 per cent of the village last week and killed two people, is suspected to have been human-caused." https://globalnews.ca/news/8004594/cause-lytton-bc-wildfire-human/

In Montreal ? People have expected me to know everything in the past, and I guess this is another example of that.

ISIS doesn't want to change people's culture. It simply kills those who don't believe as they do. There's no nuance here. Comparing what Canada did to natives with ISIS is intellectually bankrupt nonsense. I doubt anyone back a hundred and fifty years ago even considered that natives HAD a culture. All they saw were bands of people who had no future unless they were educated in the ways of the new world. ISIS would not have educated them. It would simply have shot or beheaded everyone except the pretty girls, who it would have sold as sex slaves.

Once the election starts the Liberals will come out with some research on the social media postings of a couple of Tory candidates and brandish it aloft to demonstrate the party is racist and the Tories will immediately be on the defensive, cower and fire the candidates, and grovel in apology. The story will be Tory intolerance for the next week.

1. So you think somebody went ahead and did all this on their own, hm ? 2. Well, you seem to think so. I would feel better about anti-vaxxers if they all gathered together in a pen somewhere and gave it to each other, myself. In other words, your vector is wrong.

stop buying into the overpopulation myth the population will actually start to decrease according to the long term trends before we even reach 10 billion it's not 1968 anymore, the population bomb never panned out, time to update your thinking accordingly, instead of clinging to an old doomsday trope that has long since been disproven there will be no great culling due to overpopulation, Cougar Malthus simmer down

To your third point, Canada used the term “cultural genocide”, a misleading term that nevertheless tries to convey the elimination of culture by incorporating a word that very specifically means killing. The main reason I don’t respect our current federal government is because they engage in fatuous wordplay often. Rather than taking a clear stance they try to use language that’s confusing enough to leave room for mischaracterization. It’s the work of professional politicians who don’t want to be accountable for a position. It’s really pushed me away from the Liberal party because rather than saying, yes, these people who ran residential schools have qualities in common with all of us today and we have to learn from past mistakes, they pretend that these people were some other unrelated species. Trudeau is as old Canada as it gets. We either accept our ancestors and see the good as well as the bad, or we might as well send all Canadians to hell, which is ridiculous. Indigenous were no better than the colonials either. Everyone played a role in the mess. I laughed when Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie acted appalled when a local priest said that some good work took place in residential schools. What, she’s better than them? She would’ve fought hard against the idea of educating and “civilizing” the Indians? What a joke. You think Trudeau would’ve been on the right team by today’s standards? We need to stop this arrogant self-righteousness, because it just makes hypocrites of us all, including the Indigenous who don’t seem in any rush to give up the Indian Act and its status/benefits despite its “colonial” origins.

I see no enthusiasm for Trudeau and his party even on forums which tilt leftward. The Conservatives could take this if they craft a strong, appealing message and can put it out there. Do I have confidence they'll do that? Unfortunately, no.

Bachelor/Master degrees in Economics . . . . Stephen Harper. Canada did well in the banking crisis. Then we have Trudeau . . . . nice hair, sparkle socks, and an adoring Cougar. Canada bankrupt. Cougar laughs.

Trudeau has turned the country over to commies, nihilists, and all form of do-nothing radical. I don’t know how our businesses survive the regulations, blockades, and constant guilt-plagued hand-wringing over colonialism and trumped-up supposed racism. The lunatics are running the asylum, but the public are seemingly oblivious to the politicization of education and media that is guaranteeing permanent Liberal government until the country breaks up. Is there even a Conservative party anymore? It’s all NDP-Liberal-Bloc anti-Canada coalition.

The Star of all papers ripped him a new one. That photo op over the grave with the teddy bear has stepped over the line. People, Especially natives are furious. And once the election starts, people start to pay attention, things will change. Many libs i bet will not vote this time.

#1 you can't ban businesses from choosing who they want to do business with (above things like Race, Gender etc). I think in Florida a Cruiseship company is challenging the Governor for banning them from ensuring all staff and guest are vaccinated. You know Universities are going to demand all students be vaccinated.

Check the Republic of Rhodesia and the Republic of South Africa history to see how well the white Europeans survived with the African cultures being 98% of the population. It was like trying to mix oil and water. It simply did not work. How liberals think it will work in Canada is a mystery. They somehow think saying the word "multicultural" will mean the future will be bright and everyone will be happy for the European founding people in Canada while they bring the third world into Canada who will eventually take over along with the rise of the aboriginal race. What is even stranger is the liberals love of and trust of the United Nations (UN). If anyone thinks the UN has any love for the Caucasian people, they should think again. The UN has turned around and given Canada UNDRIP, the UN Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous People. If you examine UNDRIP and take it literally, it is saying that Canada basically must be handed back to the indigenous people. That would mean the decolonization of Canada. Not sure how that will work. But it gives enormous political power to a handful of people in Canada, the aboriginal red power activists, who are already using UNDRIP for all they can. They have even got the BC NDP government to adopt UNDRIP into law in principle if not in reality. What this means is hard to fathom. Makes one wonder just how closely connected the NDP is to the Marxist U.N. in ideology. What liberals and the woke don't understand is that the U.N. have no love for the Caucasian European founding people in Canada (or anywhere for that matter). The U.N. is controlled by mainly Marxists and dictators from the third world. Yet Canada blindly trusts them and follows along with whatever they wish. The W.H.O which is an arm of the U.N. is run by a former Marxist revolutionary from Ethiopia. Yet Canada cow tows to the W.H.O. and follows it like an obedient child.

Why are historically inaccurate narratives about residential schools, Sir John A. MacDonald, and falsehoods about other figures and events allowed by current governments to set public policy? Conrad Black calls out the inaccuracies, but as usual these days the loudest and most radical voices drown out the truth and the public is cheated: https://apple.news/AlBlLoximQ6mypRpbEP-g_A

We will never hear or read the true stories of the 100 or 150 years of residential schools because that history has been hijacked by the radical red power activists and their supporters, many of whom are politicians, some time ago. Senator Lynn Beyak tried to question their narrative which came from the so-called Truth and Reconciliation committee of the Senate, but was shot down. The residential school policy of forcefully removing aboriginal kids from their homes was a mistake. But not everyone working in residential schools were criminals or abusers I am sure. There were likely many normal people who sincerely tried to do a good job. All that has been undercut by the abusers and the forced removal of children from their homes. In the TRC hearings only the worst accounts over a 130 year history were allowed. The bad things that went on (cases of sexual / physical abuse) have been exploited to the extreme to discredit the whole of white man's society and government by the activists. Yet it is known many natives died from diseases. A large number died from tuberculosis (TB). Unfortunately, Europeans did inadvertently bring diseases to north America and natives had little or no immunity. That is one reason many died. They also had very poor hygiene and a lack of sanitation. This contributed to the spread of disease and death. It is unfortunate disease was spread from Europe to natives in north America but mankind has always migrated and there have always been diseases around. Also, little was known about diseases in the earlier period. A large portion of Europe died from the black plague in the middle ages. I think there are reports that was carried from the Orient. That is part of the history of mankind. We can't change it. Now the activists have developed their propaganda tools and the unmarked graves have become the latest tool in their arsenal against colonization and white supremacy. Trudeau has described Canada as a country of systemic racism, but will not call the burning down of churches a hate crime. What would he call it if it were mosques that were vandalized or burned down? Of course it would be a hate crime. The unmarked graves are portrayed as proof of genocide without a shred of evidence. It is all about increasing their power for land claims, compensation for all kinds of things and reparations for white man coming to north America.

You of course would believe the red power activists and their non-native woke supporters. You will likely never know the details about these so-called unmarked graves because that is not what the red power activists and woke people want. Many probably had wooden markers or crosses that just rotted away.

There will be many sites with unmarked graves discovered. All of them will not be beside the locations of former residential schools. All over North America, for instance, there are unmarked graves of natives slaughtered by other native tribes as well. There are unmarked graves in the hundreds of "boot hills" all over the west, with crude wooden markers disappearing decades ago. There are thousands of unmarked graves of slaves adjacent to cotton plantations. They are a reflection of another time. There are tens of thousands of unmarked burial sites in Europe where plague victims were thrown.

These church burnings are nothing less than acts of terrorism. Another beautiful and treasured historic landmark in a part of the country with few landmarks, destroyed. https://apple.news/ApQANv1dtSxO9BcDjlvpuPQ

I came across this on a conservative forum, and it's a pretty damned sad thing to acknowledge that a small right wing online newspaper has a more accurate and coherent explanation about the whole residential school graves than in any mainstream media report I've seen to date. It calls out the inaccuracies of the media reports and has a graph from the truth and reconciliation commission report detailing the most common causes of death at residential schools. This report has the context all the mainstream media reports have lacked. When it comes to the coverage of graves identified near residential schools in three First Nations communities, the legacy media in Canada has done a tremendous disservice to all Canadians – especially First Nations. They have created a moral panic, and continue to fan the flames of racial division. This panic came to a breaking point over the weekend, when prominent statues were knocked over and at least 25 churches in Western Canada were either vandalized or completely burnt down. To make matters worse, several prominent commentators, including politicians, journalists, professors, lawyers and activists, excused the behaviour of the mob, explained away and justified these riots, and in some cases, even cheered them on. https://tnc.news/2021/07/07/six-things-the-media-got-wrong-about-the-graves-found-near-residential-schools/?fbclid=IwAR1hBFiREnGZhWU1VbuOa4D6LrQpCh7MLcgwT3atl3NJj5Q6s4sSegl65s4

No genocide was committed and no proof of murder exists for any of the dead in these graveyards. These are media events choreographed for the main purpose of disparaging Canada, extracting more money from taxpayers, and making Canadians who didn’t start residential schools feel badly about themselves. Anti-Canadian vandals are destroying the country and must be stopped or our leaders must be sent packing. Violence is being permitted and property is being destroyed without consequence. Acts of hate against religious groups are being overlooked. What are the police doing to stop this? What are our governments doing to end this? It appears that nothing is sacred. Religious symbols are desecrated. Images of our head of state are openly toppled. https://apple.news/Aw9Q1KOcrSlm0zvHLz3dAtQ https://apple.news/AjtiapemYQLK9zec2rqvImg

As I've said before about these 'unmarked graves' that were suddenly 'discovered'... “There’s no discovery, we knew it was there, it’s a graveyard,” Pierre said. “The fact there are graves inside a graveyard shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.” According to Pierre, wooden crosses that originally marked the gravesites had been burned or deteriorated over the years. Using a wooden marker at a gravesite remains a practice that continues to this day in many Indigenous communities across Canada. https://globalnews.ca/news/7996606/cranbrook-residential-school-graves-chief/

Right now there is no conversation going back and forth, both sides do not want to hear what the other has to say, Thats how divided we have become and without conversation things are only going to get worse. So right now all sides have their heads up their asses, and some are taking advantage of that to promote their own message.. It takes leadership with strong morals and values and a shit ton of intelligence to pick out the the best of what is being offered and then take some form of action, not by themselves but to include the opposition so something viable can come of it.. That has not happened in a long time... First nations people have long been forgotten by the government and it's people, they have special status, they are given benefits that no other is entitled, and this sets them and us up for division, they are not on the same team, that and they are continuedly reminding us of that fact be it blocking railroads, highways, bridges etc...They somehow think they are Canada and we are just visitors. Both sides need conversation and compromise if not we will see the same thing in 100 years.. Some of these problems you high light i don't see as Canadian problems but rather first nations, some one needs to step up and say some of my problems i have caused and are not the fault of Canadians. Many people who have been abused learn from that experience and don't abuse their kids, it is a personal decision, along with taking drugs, or drinking, or poverty... it is a choice, just as it is a choice to leave it all behind.. Lots of First Nations people have become very successful in life though hard work and education they have been able to leave that life style. And without acknowledging that they will always think there is no way out.. stop whining and do something productive. I have had my mind changed on this forum hundreds of times, by doing just that listening and doing some research, in fact you have changed my mind of many of things or atleast soften my believe. I've asked dozens of liberal/ NDP/Green voters Why the vote as they do, many say, considering the alternative the conservatives no way... thats deep thinking, thats actually liberal propaganda, and I've said this a million times they have a brilliant PR guy or gal, as they think they will get the plague if they voted Conservative...or even think of a conservative idea.. And yet they can dismiss all the scandals, lies, and out right breaking the law, and policies as they see fit with no consequences at all. Tell me is it deep thinking when some progressives thought it would be cool to turn the gender theories upside down, and with out one shred of science boom we now have almost 75 different genders.. I could give you a long list of progressive thinking. This is bullshit, Is there an active campaign in Canada to prevent Native Americans , from getting an education, from starting a business, to keeping them on the reserves...Ya they were dealt a shitty hand, almost everyone in poor class is, black, white, purple with warts on their " you know what" but nobody is saying you cannot change classes, open up opportunities to climb out.

We can do both! It’s not an either or. Regardless, reducing climate change will take years, if not decades. Managing forests is something that can be done right away, and fairly quickly. I don’t understand your issue with it.

Properly maintained forests result in less forest fires. Forest fires won’t be eliminated. Yes, they’ll still get them, but at a reduced rate.

What does that mean ? Nobody denies peoples' sex it's their gender that is at issue.

A 'woman' has been charged with sexually assaulting a 6 year old boy in a Toronto park. What makes her a woman? She says she is. Your eyes might disagree. https://www.cp24.com/news/woman-charged-after-allegedly-sexually-assaulting-boy-6-in-toronto-park-1.5507641