Uh, no. Indigenous Canadians mostly live in third world conditions and that's due to serious mistreatment and neglect over our history, but we're not exactly harvesting them for organs.Aren't Indigenous Canadians one of the most oppressed people in the world?
I won't lie, half expected this statement to come from Quebec first.
"We have this discussion very often. I think that there is discrimination in Quebec, but there is not systemic discrimination," he said. "There's no system of discrimination, and it's a very, very small minority of people doing this discrimination."
Systemic racism exists in Quebec, Premier Legault: expert | Globalnews.ca
Quebec Premier François Legault admitted on Tuesday that “there is still work to be done” when it comes to combating racism in his province, but argued that Quebec should not compare itself to the United States as it has “not experienced slavery, and the history of the U.S." when it comes to...globalnews.ca
This artist had a big backlash recently, for his work featuring indigenous women committing sexual violence. The artist apologised for "any harm is may have caused" for how his painting "appeared."
I'm guessing the only reason Kenney hasn't joined in on this idiocy is because no cares what he has to say.
Unfortunately it's for selfish reasons so I wouldn't give my province too much credit. It's amazing how quickly Albertans turn on their party when they can't afford their toys.Alberta surprised me today with the percentage of people who said this province would be better off with someone else as Premier. Kenney probably wanted to join in on the circus of stupidity, but then was left shook at how Alberta for once looked like the sane province.
Oh god, every European country has a problem with institutional and systematic racism, some countries are trying to deal with it more than others but it's still there.
The UK are guilty but I have to at least say I don't think it's at epidemic proportions of the United States currently. There's no denying it from my perspective on the UK, and I'm sure Canada is guilty of it too.
Canada is a settler colonial country. Systemic racism is how they got the ball rolling. Also Canada's first PM was so fucking insane with his indigenous hatred, that even some of his contemporaries thought the fucker was too much.
Alberta surprised me today with the percentage of people who said this province would be better off with someone else as Premier. Kenney probably wanted to join in on the circus of stupidity, but then was left shook at how Alberta for once looked like the sane province.
Yes, among many MANY other things.
It's because of this...
... and it's a fucking travesty. Every colonized nation does this to its Indigenous peoples, too, so if you're from any one of those countries and patting yourselves on the back for not being racist like the US, you need to get your high horse lowered post-haste.As a Canadian here, I think there's a wide tendency to not even think about indigenous people when thinking or talking about racism in Canada.
... back to? That implies he stopped.
That's sadly by design. Canada and the US have a long history of borrowing from each other's racism playbooks. The residential school system idea was seen as such a good "solution" that it was exported to the US. It was bad enough when we did it, but we just HAD to share it?! It's revolting, like much of our country's history. We use racist tactics to differing ends, but we still use them.The fact that some Canadians don't even see the correlation to how Indigenous people are treated in Canada and how black people are treated in the US, proves how wilfully ignorant we are as a country.
Don't apologize, remove him.
Having lived in both countries for extended periods of time, I can tell you that Australia is absolutely not even close to Canada in this regard. The country does have a lot of non-whites but they aren't nearly as well integrated and racism is absolutely rampant.A lot of australians (which is just hot canada) think the same too, just no.
Support for their first nation peoples is still the most major area they could improve, but I'd argue that it is still leaps and bounds ahead of where America is with its own native population.
I legitimately don't even know where to start with all this, so I'll just say that you're wrong and hope someone can be more verbose in response while my brain recovers.Having lived in both countries for extended periods of time, I can tell you that Australia is absolutely not even close to Canada in this regard. The country does have a lot of non-whites but they aren't nearly as well integrated and racism is absolutely rampant.
Someone once explained to me that part of this was due to the fact that the relationship between the federal government and the Indigenous bands was/is as opaque as it can be. Transparency in how the government and the bands co-ordinate is often not forthcoming and that can encourage bad actors to manipulate that fact for their own gain, sadly.Ford needs to read a history book.
With that said support for Indigineous people in Canada has grown a lot, one of the biggest problems are the Bands themselves. The Chiefs and councils in a lot of the bands horde a lot of wealth that is given by the government, which keeps the members of the tribe in poverty.
Luckily the band I'm a part of uses their money to support people. An example of this is paying for post secondary education and giving full time students monthly allowances. Allowing the members to have access to education they otherwise wouldnt of been able to get.
Make no mistake First Nations people still are discriminated against, but I hope the tribes themselves and government continue to work together to solve the issues that plague so many indiginous people in Canada.
It's been a Canadian problem for decades, if not longer.This isn't just Doug Ford. It feels like most Canadians don't care about right or wrong, only that we're better than the Americans. This inferiority complex really allows us to put our head in the sand and ignore problems here.
I legitimately don't even know where to start with all this, so I'll just say that you're wrong and hope someone can be more verbose in response while my brain recovers.
Look, I understand how dumb or naive it might come across. No country is perfect on this, or probably ever will be.And it doesn't mean that Canada doesn't still have room for improvement -- of course it does. But modern day Canada is probably the closest you're going to get a country that is truly multicultural and relatively accepting of all peoples.
Dude, you were claiming that certain Indigenous groups in other countries had it worse than Canada's.Look, I understand how dumb or naive it might come across. No country is perfect on this, or probably ever will be.And it doesn't mean that Canada doesn't still have room for improvement -- of course it does. But modern day Canada is probably the closest you're going to get a country that is truly multicultural and relatively accepting of all peoples.
If you can name me a country that handles it better, I'm all ears.
Only if that opinion piece was written by a state governor, then it'd be a more direct comparison.Is this basically the same shit that would be on WSJ right now?
Opinion | The Myth of Systemic Police Racism
Hold officers accountable who use excessive force. But there’s no evidence of widespread racial bias.www.wsj.com
Can't read it 'cause paywall.
Aw shit, I missed that part. Wow.Only if that opinion piece was written by a state governor, then it'd be a more direct comparison.
Yea, I'm thinking a lot of national leaders need to either show solidarity or just shut the fuck up right now. Lot of dirt done by all nations. Glass house, stones and all that shit.
"Shite white people say."As a Canadian here, I think there's a wide tendency to not even think about indigenous people when thinking or talking about racism in Canada.
I would use the word tension or tense.As a white Canadian... get real, Ford.
No, it isn't as... I want to say "loud" (but that's not really it...if we were as on the world stage as the US was, the protests earlier in the year probably would have been as "loud"), as the US, but it's here, it's real, and it's both overt and insidious.
Edit: I don't like the word "loud" here because it has negative connotations in this sense (and right now, the POC in the US, and the world, should rightfully be SCREAMING), but I'm having a hard time articulating my thoughts.