Ottawa to declare federal holiday to mark legacy of residential school system

[MHz]

Let's make it an election issue.

How about the only issue for that time is putting all bills being passed into the hands of the voters and let them vote on the bills through their account at Revenue Canada with a neglected tool called a referendum. If I'm not mistaken past bills can be voided using that method too, if I am make that one of the first bill to be voted on using the voters rather than some bribed stooge in Ottawa.

 

[White_Unifier]

I don't see why the holiday thing has to be so complicated. Allow so many statutory personal days that a person could choose, in consultation with his employer, from among the official state holidays. Since the number of personal days is capped anyway, the government could then add as many state holidays as it wants. In fact, given the nature of our present shift-working economy, many employers would probably appreciate the fact that their workers would no longer all be getting the same day off so that they could rotate them.

Heck, we could even scrap all state days altogether and just let people choose their personal days. Not complicated.

They work together a lot more than FN with Canada

You mean through a team of interpreters (paid by taxpayers of course) with earphones in their ears looking like UN ambassadors?

Ironically, Romeo Saganash, Cree, is fluent in both English and French and so does not act like a UN ambassador in Parliament by sticking those things in his ears. It's all the English and French MPs that do that.

And even in the past, English and French cabinet ministers worked well together in establishing the residential school system.

 

[MHz]

Dec.21 the darkest period of Canada's history. Make a snow angel for every person affected by the precursor to what Gaza represents today. Take a survey, 'In hindsight, should they have fought to the last person? Canada should have a surplus of Lawyers with experience in Treaty cases, they should educate the Palestinians to what the phrases actually mean once their issue has to be addressed

 

[DaSleeper]

Leftoids can't help themselves and self flagellate all the time and of course expect everyone else to do so......

 

[MHz]

Tell me again how we are more than just one step away from 'the tree', add appropriate label.

 

[DaSleeper]

Take your damn pills!

 

[Danbones]

Why not Pearson, Diefenbaker, St. Laurent, MacKenzie King or a dozen others. He was a f**king turd alright but for many other culpable reasons!

Lol, yeah dat's true doh, them too..I mention Pierre for the hypocrisy factor on the preaching thing.

 

[MHz]

That might solve things for me. What are you going to do now you have been exposed to 'a fact'.

Lol, yeah dat's true doh, them too..I mention Pierre for the hypocrisy factor on the preaching thing.

The rewrite would include a lot more than Canada so us being afraid of airing our 'dirty laundry' will be a basket full while others carry their's around in a truck, a very large truck. If we are very, very careful we can turn a basket full into a truckload withe even breaking a sweat. Going the 'other way' will result in you breaking a sweat, and perhaps a few more things as well.

Pilgrim..

 

[Mowich]

Canada and many Canadians have shit on them for over 150 years. Do you think it might have something to do with trust?

Trust works both ways, Cliffy. When Canadians are being given selective accounts of events and prevented from hearing the entire truth they tend to look askance at what certain members of society are continually espousing as the truth, the whole truth and nothing but.

 

[White_Unifier]

Trust works both ways, Cliffy. When Canadians are being given selective accounts of events and prevented from hearing the entire truth they tend to look askance at what certain members of society are continually espousing as the truth, the whole truth and nothing but.

Are you saying that the TRC has not collected enough proof to reveal at least a greater probability that the intent of the residential School system was in fact cultural genocide?

 

[Durry]

How much more of this Justin Liberal bullshit can the Canadian public stand??

 

[White_Unifier]

How much more of this Justin Liberal bullshit can the Canadian public stand??

Are you saying that Harper never should have allowed the TRC process to go ahead?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I don't see why the holiday thing has to be so complicated. Allow so many statutory personal days that a person could choose, in consultation with his employer, from among the official state holidays. Since the number of personal days is capped anyway, the government could then add as many state holidays as it wants. In fact, given the nature of our present shift-working economy, many employers would probably appreciate the fact that their workers would no longer all be getting the same day off so that they could rotate them.

Heck, we could even scrap all state days altogether and just let people choose their personal days. Not complicated.

I think you should go to your employer and suggest that you don't want to take any stat holdays off and will gladly work them, Also maybe suggest you don't need any vacation. You seem so hell bent on not giving people any time off I think you should lead by example.

 

[Mowich]

Are you saying that the TRC has not collected enough proof to reveal at least a greater probability that the intent of the residential School system was in fact cultural genocide?

gen·o·cide
ˈjenəˌsīd/
noun
noun: genocide; plural noun: genocides
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.



Hmmn.............nothing in that definition that even hints of culture.

 

[Hoid]

gen·o·cide
ˈjenəˌsīd/
noun
noun: genocide; plural noun: genocides
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.



Hmmn.............nothing in that definition that even hints of culture.

What do you think "ethnic group" means?

 

[Twin_Moose]

Canada and many Canadians have shit on them for over 150 years. Do you think it might have something to do with trust?

Every Nationality that came into Canada outside of old Europe got shit on the difference is the non-Native cultures pushed through until they were accepted not retreating and sulked about what they deserve.


Funny thing is if you look into Canadian encyclopedia online the Native community were expected to excel and favoured over Eastern European and Asians.

 

[White_Unifier]

I think you should go to your employer and suggest that you don't want to take any stat holdays off and will gladly work them, Also maybe suggest you don't need any vacation. You seem so hell bent on not giving people any time off I think you should lead by example.

Many industries today require shift work. I fall into that category. In fact, I usually do end up working on statutory holidays though sometimes get a day off I'd rather not have off and then have to work on days I'd rather have off. So clearly stat laws of the 1960s don't work in today's fast-paced economy so why not update the law to reflect the new reality?

 

[Mowich]

What do you think "ethnic group" means?

A group of ethnic people. What's your point?

The improper and erroneous use of the term 'genocide' has become a standard of anyone who wishes to inflame emotions without having any basis in fact.

 

[White_Unifier]

A group of ethnic people. What's your point?

The improper and erroneous use of the term 'genocide' has become a standard of anyone who wishes to inflame emotions without having any basis in fact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_genocide

Or consider the TRC's definition:

"Physical genocide is the mass killing of the members of a targeted group, and biological genocide is the destruction of the group’s reproductive capacity," the report's introduction explains. "Cultural genocide is the destruction of those structures and practices that allow the group to continue as a group. States that engage in cultural genocide set out to destroy the political and social institutions of the targeted group. Land is seized, and populations are forcibly transferred and their movement is restricted. Languages are banned. Spiritual leaders are persecuted, spiritual practices are forbidden, and objects of spiritual value are confiscated and destroyed. And, most significantly to the issue at hand, families are disrupted to prevent the transmission of cultural values and identity from one generation to the next."

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Many industries today require shift work. I fall into that category. In fact, I usually do end up working on statutory holidays though sometimes get a day off I'd rather not have off and then have to work on days I'd rather have off. So clearly stat laws of the 1960s don't work in today's fast-paced economy so why not update the law to reflect the new reality?

So far you are the only one I see complaining.