All tagged First Nations
This memo, when combined with a whole lot of other actions by this government over the past couple of years, paints a picture of an administration that doesn’t seem to value a good, healthy, respectful working relationship with First Nations. This memo is but the latest of many examples of that.
These statistics, along with what seems to be an awful lot of criticism on social media of Premier Higgs suggests that, as is often the case, the citizenry is a step ahead of the government in where they want to be as a society.
Outrage is great. I think it speaks to our commitment to improve. It is…the essence of what makes Canada worth celebrating – that we confront this dark part of our history with a resolve to be better in the future.
As a single citizen of New Brunswick, and a white one at that, I can only speak for myself, but I think it is more than just the First Nations folks who want an inquiry.
Most Canadians, not all, are quick to sympathize with police brutality and racism in the United States - as they should be - but continue to remain silent about the injustices many indigenous people in their own country continue to suffer at the hands of law enforcement and the justice system. (TJ Burke)
Because of the publicity it generated from him doing this, I’d have to chalk it up as a failed PR exercise.
